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Intolerances

Intolerances that limit people's food choices are a major issue. The best known of these are probably gluten intolerance, fructose intolerance and lactose intolerance.

What exactly happens in the body with these three intolerances, how many people are affected by them in Germany, how you can find out whether you have an intolerance and whether it makes sense to adhere to one of these dietary styles if there is no intolerance, you will learn in the following.

Gluten intolerance/ Celiac disease:

Gluten is a protein found in different types of grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats).

In the video below, you'll learn about gluten, celiac disease, and what a gluten-free diet can do for you. It mainly discusses the disease celiac disease. In addition to this rare autoimmune disease, in which the mucosa of the small intestine causes inflammatory reactions due to the ingestion of gluten, there is also the so-called "non-celiac gluten sensitivity", or NCGS for short, and wheat allergy.

All three forms can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating or flatulence.

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Fructose intolerance

Fructose is also called fruit sugar and is one of the simple sugars, i.e. carbohydrates. It is found in fruit, but also in various vegetables or honey. Consequences of a fructose intolerance can be flatulence and abdominal pain. In this video, your overview of what fructose is, what forms of fructose intolerance there are, what happens in the body when fructose is absorbed and what you can do if you are intolerant.


In the case of fructose, overview tables are helpful in which foods are given with their fructose value, such as here. In addition to the fructose value, the glucose value of the food is also given. Glucose helps the body in intestinal fructose intolerance to absorb the fructose well. If the ratio of fructose to glucose is ≤ 1, the foods can thus be consumed without having to reckon with restrictions afterwards.

 

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Lactose intolerance

Lactose intolerance is also a particularly big issue. As a study by the Techniker Krankenkasse shows, more and more people say they are affected by this intolerance. Whereas in 2013 only one percent of 18 to 25-year-olds said they were lactose intolerant, by 2016 this figure had risen to 12 percent (see page 22). An increase is also evident in all other age groups. We would also like to recommend a video on the subject of lactose intolerance, which summarizes all the basic information.

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Conclusion

Overall, intolerances mean more planning and caution when buying food. However, thanks to many alternatives, it is quite possible in Germany to diversify one's diet even with an intolerance.
There are also some apps that want to support people in their everyday lives with intolerances. For example, the fructose quantity of foods is indicated. Here, for example, you can use the app "Histamine, Fructose and Co.