People of all ages can have coeliac disease and it is common in countries that have a high gluten intake in the diet. International research indicates there could be up to 100,000 people in our NZ team of 5 million with coeliac disease and of those 30,000 are likely to be children under the age of […]

Lisa Jury Health Promotion Manager discusses how to tackle cross-contamination in various social settings this summer. At a Shared BBQ While eating gluten is a no-no for someone with coeliac disease eating gluten-free food cooked on the bbq or grill that has cooked gluten-containing food on it will cause cross-contamination. Pack your own bbq or […]

Coeliac NZ Youth Ambassador Sarah Albom shares her advice about renting and being coeliac-safe as a university student living away from home. In March 2018, Sarah Albom was living in university accommodation. I had lived away from home before, but this was the first time I was fully in charge of myself and my life. […]