Hilary Du Cane - Living Gluten-Free For Dummies

Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, 2nd Edition

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Foreword

D uring the last decade we have seen real advances in living gluten-free. Today, you can travel all over the world and find gluten-free bread or pasta in supermarkets or you can even be served them in restaurants. Ten years ago you would never be able to imagine walking into a high street pizza chain and be able to order off the menu. In fact, someone with coeliac disease couldnt tell whether a can of beans or a carton of soup contained gluten or not! Now we have legislation that enables identification of all packaged foods containing gluten and a legal framework covering the use of the term gluten-free.

Although we have seen improvements in food labelling, and developments in the variety and quality of foods available both in retail and catering, there are still challenges to meet.

Coeliac UK is the national charity for people with coeliac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with coeliac disease through support, campaigning and research. We support those people who are on a gluten-free diet by providing a range of information booklets, diet and health advice, support networks and electronic services. Our campaigns focus on raising awareness about diagnosis, improving the care of people with coeliac disease, improving choice in restaurants, working with catering staff in hospitals and schools, and improving access to gluten-free foods.

Essential funding allows Coeliac UK to support research into the nature of coeliac disease, potential cures and research that improves our understanding of living with the disease. Ongoing projects include identifying the genes most likely to cause coeliac disease, benchmarking current diagnosis rates and understanding more about osteoporosis in coeliac disease.

To find out more about what Coeliac UK can do to help you, to learn how you can get involved and for information on how to become a Member, visit www.coeliac.org.uk or call the Helpline on 0845 305 2060.

Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is an excellent introduction to help you understand more about coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity and the gluten-free diet. It can be daunting when you are first diagnosed with a condition like coeliac disease, and changing your whole diet and lifestyle can seem like a huge task. This book helps to put your mind at rest with explanations of what you can and cant eat, and how to cope with a diagnosis, as well as practical hints and tips for living gluten-free.

Norma McGough, Registered Dietitian, Coeliac UK

Introduction

N ot so many years ago, the gluten-free lifestyle was reserved for a small cluster of people who were forced to settle for foods that often looked like cardboard but didnt taste as good.

Today, with improved diagnostic tools and with many people simply choosing to give up gluten, the gluten-free lifestyle is far more common. Attractive and palatable gluten-free products abound (and theyre a far cry from the only foods that used to be available), food labelling is far less ambiguous, and people no longer look at you as if you have four heads when you ask for a burger without the bun.

Being gluten-free isnt about being on a diet. Its about living a lifestyle. Whether youve been gluten-free for decades, or are only considering the idea, or youre reeling from being diagnosed with a condition that demands a gluten-free diet, this book is packed with information that can help in every aspect of your life, from the obvious your health and how you shop, cook and eat to more subtle facets like finances, socialising and eating with friends and family.

We have no supplements to sell you and no gluten-free food products that we endorse. Between us, we have a wealth of personal experience to offer, from living gluten-free ourselves and caring for a loved one who lives gluten-free to working professionally with many people to help them make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle.

This book is the reference you need to help you with living and loving a gluten-free lifestyle.

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