For up to 70,000* New Zealanders with coeliac disease, eating 100% gluten free is the only way to manage their life-long condition, but for many thousands more, cutting out gluten before they are professionally diagnosed could be detrimental to their health. This Coeliac Awareness Week (June 14-20) Coeliac New Zealand is warning anyone who might […]

Jan Bilton is a leading food writer and editor, and a Coeliac New Zealand ambassador. Nine years ago my daughter Andrea was diagnosed with gluten intolerance. This reshaped my thinking towards cooking and developing recipes for my weekly newspaper columns. Many are gluten-free. Today there are numerous great gluten-free products that can be used in […]

Changing lifelong eating habits can be a huge challenge for most people with coeliac disease, for a variety of reasons. However once shopping and cooking gluten free food is mastered, the next challenge is to educate those in their wider community and whanau to support them to stay safe and adhere to the strict GF […]