Kiwifruit at centre of ill health claims

Research has revealed that kiwifruit may cause more health problems
than it cures.

A report involving more than 30,000 patients has shown that the
number of people showing a positive food intolerance to kiwifruit
rose by more than 280 per cent in just three years.

In a science that deals with illness through food elimination, the
super fruit is being linked to symptoms such as bloating, fatigue,
eczema, migraine and weight gain.

The information reveals that from December 2002, the total number of
patients who registered positive to the exotic overseas fruit after
taking a Yorktest Laboratory FoodScan food intolerance test was 4.4
per cent. In less than three years, that increased to 13.7 per cent,
a rise of 211 per cent.

Most recent figures for the period up to the end of March 2007
suggest a total number of people registering a positive sensitivity
to kiwifruit stands at 17.1 per cent – a rise of 288 per cent.

The study suggests three reasons why there may have been an increase
in sensitivity to kiwifruit; firstly, availability and consumption of
the fruit has increased since it was introduced to the UK; secondly,
a loyal fan base of buyers are eating the food on a more regular
basis and becoming sensitive because of more regular and contact; and
thirdly, where previously the source of illness may not have been
linked to food intolerance, the current medical climate makes it
possible to identify particular foods as the root cause of ill
health.


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