---
title: "Adverse food reaction"
chunk: 1/1
source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_food_reaction"
category: "reference"
tags: "science, encyclopedia"
date_saved: "2026-05-05T14:14:51.676592+00:00"
instance: "kb-cron"
---

An adverse food reaction is an adverse response by the body to food or a specific type of food.
The most common adverse reaction is a food allergy, which is an adverse immune response to either a specific type or a range of food proteins.
However, other adverse responses to food are not allergies.  These reactions include responses to food such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions, as well as physical responses, such as choking.


== References ==