YORKTEST

Since 2004, when Wendy Atkinson and the team at University of South Manchester published the first Randomised Control Trial using YorkTest FoodScan in IBS, the flood gates have opened in terms of research into a role for food-specific IgG based elimination diets.

There are now many different laboratory tests available to practitioners and the public outside of the conventional medical system. The growing market is driven by increasing personal interest in health, clinical need, limitations of the conventional medical system and direct customer demand. Our Scientific Director Dr Gill Hart has written an article that has been published in the journal "Nutrition Practitioner" which outlines guidelines for those trying to choose a laboratory testing service.

The effort to highlight the problem of food intolerance reached a political platform on Thursday 3rd July when a deputation from YorkTest.com was in London for an all important appointment with MPs.

The danger and long term consequence of eating an unbalanced diet is fed to us on a daily basis, but it has just been revealed that the humble potato, the staple diet to millions, in food intolerance terms, is the safest food in Britain and that's official.

And our LiverCheck 2008 survey says...43% have tried to or thought about giving up alcohol as part of a detox regime. Nearly 80% of people's alcohol detox doesn't last past the end of January. Men are more likely to keep their detox going longer than one week (61%) compared to women (47%.)