1985: The year the dough hit the fan
In 1985, the National Cholesterol Education Panel delivered its Adult Treatment Panel guidelines to Americans, advice to cut cholesterol intake, reduce saturated fat, and increase “healthy whole grains.” Congress followed suit with legislation requiring that the USDA provide dietary advice...
Gluten Morgan
by Karen Morgan
I’ve been following Karen Morgan’s blogs for a couple of years. First was The Art of Gluten-Free Cooking and more recently Blackbird Bakery. Karen’s recipes are always something to look forward to as is her new series of videos titled...
Second annual Gluten-Free Awareness Night at Safeco Field
Baseball fans with gluten intolerance will have the chance to safely indulge in some traditional ballpark fare at the second annual Gluten-Free Awareness Night at Safeco Field. On Friday, August 26, when the Seattle Mariners take on the Chicago White...
Petition: Encourage the Girl Scouts to sell an allergen free cookie
I was just recently made aware of this petition by a Twitter follower (@StacyIM) and I couldn’t agree more that it’s a worthy cause. Not only would I love to see the Girl Scouts sell a allergen-free cookie, I’d love...
The Importance of School Nurse Education & How-To Strategies for Parents of Gluten-Free Kids
I just came across this great webinar from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) on how to deal with conveying your child’s gluten-free diet at school. With school starting very soon, this is good information to be armed with...
When foods labeled “gluten-free” aren’t
(via Boston.com/Health)
There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about the FDA’s inaction on creating standards that manufacturers of gluten-free packaged food must follow. Most industrialized countries around the world are light years ahead of the U.S. in...
Udi’s Gluten Free Foods expecting $70 million in sales this year, up from $5.5 million in 2009
For anyone doubting the strength of the gluten-free market, take a look at this news about Udi’s. In two short years, sales will have gone from $5.5 million to $70 million by the end of 2011. Fad diet or not,...
How to Quit Grains from Mark’s Daily Apple
Mark’s Daily Apple is without question one of my favorite blogs of late. While it’s not a blog devoted to celiac disease or simply the gluten-free diet — Mark is an advocate of the primal/paleo diet which is not only...
Season of Birth and Celiac Disease in Massachusetts Children
Health outcomes explored at DDW 2011 Celiac disease is more common among Massachusetts children born in the spring or summer, and this higher incidence could be related to the intersection of key seasonal and environmental factors, according to researchers at...
Setting the Record Straight on Gluten-Free Eating and Celiac Disease: An Entrepreneur Takes on Washington (via Forbes)
What do you get when a passionate gluten-free baker, entrepreneur, and small business owner goes to Washington? You get Jules Dowler Shepard...
Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO’s “Bored to Death” discusses one of his character’s gluten allergy
I’m always happy to come across mentions of the gluten-free diet on television or in film. For fans of the HBO series Bored to Death, you might be interested to know about a recent plot twist from episode 16 in...
3 years after deadline, FDA still hasn’t defined ‘gluten-free’ via The Washington Post
Why does it take so long to figure out what gluten-free really means? For as long as I’ve been writing about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet (since 2004), there’s been talk from the FDA about proposing a labeling law...
