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Does My Child Have A Food Allergy?
Local dietician helps parents sort out fact from fiction when it comes to food allergies
A lecture for parents called "Food Allergies and Your Child" will be held Feb. 21 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Tot Tank in Alameda.
The speaker, Ruth Schrager, MPH, RD, is a Registered Dietitian who is also an Alameda mother. She has a background in clinical nutrition and public health and currently provides parent education for Alameda Head Start and other local organizations.
Topics to be covered include the definition of a food allergy, the difference between allergy and intolerance, common allergens, substitutions, how to handle your youngster's allergies once they start school and how to advocate for your child.
The event is open to all adults in the community and costs $10 per person. For more information, call 510-872-2199.
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Jaan Carter
2:21 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
How unfortunate that this event cannot be free, as it excludes those parents who do not have the $10 to spare to be educated on this topic.
Annie Flanders
7:53 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
@jaan -- fortunately there is lots of information on this topic for FREE on the internet. plus there are numerous communities at yahoo.