Yes, so did I. I've just learnt there was a gluten free beer festival at Chesterfield, in February. The website is at www.glutenfreebeerfestival.com. Well done to CAMRA and the rest of the organising committee. Please let us know when there'll be another one - don't forget to post about it on the message board. And why not visit the … [Read more...]
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Not just a fad
The Sunday Times has an article today explaining that coeliac disease is not just a fad diet, but a serious disease requiring proper diagnosis and treatment by gluten-free diet. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune problem, which means that the body produces antibodies to itself when gluten is eaten, eroding the villi in thesmal intestine. It isn't … [Read more...]
Are you 1 in 100?
Coeliac UK have an online petition underway, to lobby the government for earlier diagnosis for coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetitformis. So far they have just over 3,000 signatures - but that is less than 10% of coeliacs in the UK Left undiagnosed coeliac disease can lead to serious complications yet four out of five people remain … [Read more...]
