Heart Disease: Many people are sensitive to certain types of food items, such as many people cannot digest dairy products, that is, they are lactose intolerant. Till now such problems were limited only to digestion or allergy and no other kind of problem was seen due to them. But a recent study has revealed something shocking.

Research has shown that this common food sensitivity problem can also prove fatal for your heart. A study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that people who are intolerant to cow's milk or other food items have an increased risk of heart disease. Let us know what was found in this study.

What is food sensitivity?

It happens with many people that after eating certain things, they start having problems like stomach ache, bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, or vomiting. This is called food sensitivity or food intolerance. Being food intolerant means having difficulty digesting or not being able to digest a food item such as milk. This is completely different from food allergy. In food allergy, your immune system reacts, causing symptoms like swelling or skin rash. Whereas in food sensitivity there is a problem in your digestive system.

It was found in this study…

For this research, researchers monitored 5,374 people for a long time and found that due to common food sensitivity reactions, the risk of heart disease is even higher than smoking and diabetes. In this study, IgE antibodies were studied and it was found that even people who do not have food allergies, due to being food sensitive, also produce IgE antibodies, which increases the risk of heart disease. Increases. However, more research is needed on how these antibodies cause heart disease.

Those people who cannot digest cow's milk are found to be most at risk. Additionally, intolerance to peanuts and shrimp also increases the risk of heart disease. Food-sensitive people produce IgE antibodies, but their quantity is less than that of an allergy. That's why people keep eating those food items thinking that they are not causing any allergy. But, it increases their risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Therefore, if you have trouble digesting any particular food item, then start avoiding them.

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