A food intolerance is:
A) an immune system response to a normally harmless substance in food.
B) an adverse reaction to a normally harmless substance in food not involving the immune system.
C) a hypersensitivity to food.
D) reduced oxygen supply to the heart and other body tissues.
E) All of the above
B
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