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GLUTEN-FREE COOKBOOKS DISH IT UP FOR THOSE WHO  CAN NOT EAT WHEAT

New Study Finds Gluten Intolerance 50 Times Higher Than Originally Believed

The nation's leading gluten-free cookbook authors will stir it up and dish it
out as they share cooking tips at the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) Annual
Education Conference, in Denver June 6-8, at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center.

The three-day conference features Bette Hagman, Grande dame of gluten-free
cooking and the author of the Gluten-Free Gourmet cookbook series and Rebecca
Reilly, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef who also hosts her own cooking show in the
Northeast.

Carol Fenster, Ph.D., a local author who appears on the Health Network and
writes for Living Without magazine, will also be featured along with chefs
Yvonne Gifford and Jessica Hale of the Glutenfreeda Cooking School, a company
that offers on-line cooking classes and culinary getaways in the Northwest
and East Coast.

Shelley Case, RD, author of a resource guide for celiacs, will discuss food
allergies. Connie Sarros, who specializes in low-fat cooking, will discuss
healthy, fast meals. In addition, authors Karen Robertson and LynnRae Ries
will offer their gluten-free cookbooks in the exhibit hall.

Interest in the gluten-free diet is rising steadily due to better detection
of celiac disease which afflicts 1:133 Americans, according to a study just
published in the Archives of Internal Medicine by Dr. Alessio Fasano,
University of Maryland, School of Medicine. This incidence rate of celiac
disease is 50 times higher than originally predicted.

The conference offers age-specific (ages 5-15+) educational and entertainment
activities that help children understand the gluten-free diet, with emphasis
on helping them eat safely.

In addition, the conference also features authors such as Danna Korn, author
and founder of Raising our Celiac Children (R.O.C.K.) a national non-profit
association that disseminates information for gluten-free children. Sheri
Sanderson, whose book caters to the special-diet child, will discuss fun
cooking for kids.

A special session for parents of children whose children follow
gluten-free/casein-free diets will be led by Betsy Prohaska, author of books
and cooking videos specially designed for the autistic child.

Children attending the conference will feast on gluten-free pancakes,
hot-dogs, pizza, and macaroni and cheese -- favorites that are otherwise
taboo because they contain wheat. Day care is provided for children under
five.

For more information about the conference or to register, see www.gluten.net
or call 206-246-6652 for a brochure.

Do not miss this exciting and educational conference.

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