• Question: Why do some bodies reject some foods and why do some people reject some foods more than other people do?

    Asked by Emm :) to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 15 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Min Yap

      Min Yap answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      It probably has to do with a previous experience. People might not like certain foods due to a bad childhood experience to it or their brain associating it with illness or discomfort.

    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Everyone is different. Some people can’t digest some foods, are allergic to them or they can cause discomfort. Some of it can be genetic, or it can just be bad luck some of the time. We should try to eat as wide a variety of foods, so that if there are some we cannot eat, then we will be able to get all the nutrients we need from others. If we have difficulty with some foods our doctors and dietitians can help tell us what foods to eat instead.

    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Allergies are related to errors in the immunitary systems (which protect us from bad bacteria and virus). Sometimes the body wrongly recognize a component of a specific food or plant as an disease leading to allegies.

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