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Fructans are naturally occurring carbohydrates present in many foods, from cereals and legumes to certain fruits and vegetables.

A fructan is a molecule consisting of a chain of fructose molecules joined together, and with a glucose molecule at the end. Fructans are sugars that are included in the FODMAP group of carbohydrates that can cause digestive disorders. 

Learn about the different causes, symptoms and reactions between autoimmune diseases, allergies and intolerances. They are not the same!

Vegetarianism is when a person does not eat meat, but can eat other animal products. Typically, people choose this type of diet because of health concerns, religious beliefs, or moral concerns about harm to animals. Many people do not eat meat because they consider it unhealthy. There are several types of vegetarianism:

More and more people are refusing gluten-containing products due to various diseases and intolerances. Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley, spelled, kamut, and triticale.

The following is a brief list of the different types of gluten intolerance:

Lactose intolerance is a very common digestive problem when a person’s body is unable to digest lactose, a type of sugar found mainly in milk and dairy products.

In some form, around three-quarters of the world’s adult population are believed to be lactose intolerant. 

Celiac disease can develop in early childhood, usually around six months of age, after the baby is weaned and fed a diet containing gluten. Some children may develop the condition very quickly after first eating gluten, while others may not show symptoms for several years.

We want to help you to know as much as you can about coeliac disease, including information on its causes and health effects.

More information is being discovered all the time about this lifelong autoimmune condition, which affects at least one in a hundred people and can only be treated only by adopting a gluten-free diet.

In many cases, hereditary factors play a role in gluten intolerance. However, the immune system, infections, and diet can also be responsible. Be this as it may, not all intolerances are alike. In general, a distinction is made between three types of disorders: coeliac disease, gluten/wheat sensitivity, and wheat allergy. Often, these terms are used synonymously. But they entail completely different symptoms and challenges, for the individuals affected as well.

If you have wheat allergy, exposure to a wheat protein primes your immune system for an allergic reaction.