Journal of Eating Disorders

Table 2 Reason for Food Avoidance/Restriction^a

From: Food avoidance and restriction in adults: a cross-sectional pilot study comparing patients from an immunology clinic to a general practice

	Total			General Practice			Immunology Clinic
	N = 102	%	% (n = 81)^b	N = 42	%	% (n = 31)^b	N = 60	%	% (n = 50)^b
Intolerance	44	43	54	12	29	39	32	53	64
Allergy	26	25	32	10	24	32	16	27	32
Makes me feel sick	26	25	32	8	19	26	18	30	36
Bad for me	22	22	27	6	14	19	16	27	32
Taste	18	18	22	7	17	23	11	18	22
Other	16	16	20	2	5	6	14	23	28
Smell	14	14	17	5	12	16	9	15	18
Bad past experience	11	12	14	4	10	13	7	12	14
Texture	9	9	11	2	5	6	7	12	14
Religion/Cultural	4	4	5	1	2	3	3	5	6
Stuck in throat	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	4
Colour	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0
Appearance	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Not available	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^aMultiple responses were allowed for this question; ^bPercentage among respondents who reported food avoidance or restriction

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