<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> 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. *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the Celiac List *