Issues in food allergy and intolerance, coeliac disease, gut disorders, eczema, 'free from' and all allergies and sensitivities
Digestive enzyme supplements could help you to better tolerate FODMAPs in the diet, which might otherwise trigger symptoms if you have IBS. Most people know about lactase supplements to help reduce the lactose content of milk or to help digest…
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The Nima Gluten Sensor has launched in the UK to mixed response. I’ve written a piece for Foods Matter providing an overview of the product and looking at the research into its performance and limitations. But in this post I…
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One of the question marks regarding the well-publicised research into a2 milk – as I touched upon in a recent blog – is that much of it has been funded by the a2 Milk Company™ which is its leading supplier….
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We’re all waking up to gluten headlines again …. They always catch us by surprise, don’t they? A Daily Mail-free selection: “Gluten free diet could raise heart attack risk” – The Times. “Gluten-free diet can do more harm than good…
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If we’re to believe all the headlines from the last few days, a gluten-free diet increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We read those screamers in the Express, the Independent, the Times, and the Telegraph, among many others —…
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At the end of last year we posted a request from researchers at the University of Roehampton, South West London, who were looking for volunteers with coeliac disease to take part in a study examining the effects of so-called gluten friendly bread…
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A review of the year has become a tradition, and in 2015 I introduced a top 10 format to distinguish highs and lows. No surprise, given the dismal 2016, that the Worst shortlisted candidates far outnumbered the Best, but let’s hope…
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Researchers at the University of Roehampton, South West London, are looking for volunteers with coeliac disease to take part in a study examining the effects of so-called gluten friendly bread on gut health and the inflammatory / immune responses. What…
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The Best! 10. #fruitisnotapudding Demonstrating that coeliacs have a top sense of humour and exemplifying how good can come from not-good, Carly at GlutenFreeB.com runs this light-hearted annual award for the worst gluten-free dessert offering, and this year’s winner is memorably,…
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I’m still processing last month’s anti-gluten Twitter campaign from ex-Dragon Duncan Bannatyne – a man who, remember, warned hundreds of thousands of followers against accepting nutritional advice from dietitians trained to give it, and in the same unqualified breath dished…
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