Monthly Archives: February 2012

This image has NOTHING to do with this post. Yawning puppies just felt right for a Monday.

If you’ve been following the news about undiagnosed celiac disease, then you’ve read about all the other medical problems that celiacs are at risk for. There’s lots of them: diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, etc. (you can read more at the National Foundation for Celiac Disease’s website).

A handful of small studies have shown a link between gastrointestinal cancers and celiac disease, but up until recently there was no large-scale study to verify the results. A study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology fixes this, and provides a bit of reassurance to us all.
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It’s that time of year again: Triumph Dining’s Best of Gluten-Free!

This year’s awards are bigger and better. Why bigger? Well, there’s more categories and we need more of your opinions. Why better? For starters: Prizes!

Before I get ahead of myself, though, are you familiar with the Best of Gluten-Free? If not, here’s an introduction from the survey page itself:

Do you think your favorite gluten-free brands and products deserve some recognition? Ever wanted to high-five your favorite gluten-free bread or give your favorite gluten-free cookie a big bear hug?…

The Best of Gluten-Free Awards are designed to select the best gluten-free products available and to give recognition and thanks to the companies that provide them.

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Are you familiar with the University of Chicago’s Celiac Disease Center?

If not, check them out. Their website is full of good information whether you’re newly diagnosed, old-hat at all things gluten-free, or just wondering whether or not gluten is giving you problems.

Speaking of which: if you’re newly diagnosed via biopsy, the center will send you a care package full of tasty gluten-free samples and other materials. Just give them a call (see more here).

The Celiac Disease Center also puts out a free quarterly e-newsletter, and this quarter’s headline story was worth sharing: Evolving Diagnostic Criteria for Celiac Disease.
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