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- Connection to other autoimmune diseases
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Recent Beyond Celiac News
GREAT Program Trained Z Pizza Franchise wins Industry Honors
GREAT Program participant ZPizza recently received the honor of Pizza Industry Enterprise (PIE) Award Winner for 2008 and recognized as the top pizza pizza chain by PMQ’s Pizza Magazine. PMQ’s Pizza Magazine is the industry’s leading business magazine, and announced the 2008 (PIE) Award Winner in its November/December issue.
NFCA ‘Athletes for Awareness’- Meet AJ Clemens
NFCA ‘Athletes for Awareness’ tracks standout sportspersons who prove that having celiac disease can’t stop you from succeding on any athletic stage! Meet NFCA ‘Athlete for Awareness’ AJ Clemens, a high school student student athlete who spends 4 months a year attending Waterville Valley Ski Academy in New Hampshire. At Waterville, AJ receives intensive training and races competitively in slalom, giant slalom and downhill events.
NFCA ‘Athletes for Awareness’- meet Bill Mulroy
NFCA ‘Athletes for Awareness’ tracks standout sportspersons who prove that having celiac disease can’t stop you from succeding on any athletic stage! Meet NFCA ‘Athlete for Awareness’ Bill Mulroy, a cyclist who competes in both road and mountain race events.
Study co-authored by NFCA Advisory board member published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
NFCA Scientific/Medical Advisory Board member, Dr. Ritu Verma, co-authored an important study featured in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, February 2009 edition. The article, entitled “Bone Mineral Content Deficits of the Spine and Whole Body Children at Time of Diagnosis With Celiac Disease”. was the product of a University of Pennsylvania study which identified a lack of spinal bone mineral content in children diagnosed with celiac disease.
NFCA Representing Gluten-Free at Premiere National Culinary Industry Event
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) will make its case for increasing the availability and accessibility of gluten -free foods at the 2009 Research Chefs Association (RCA) Culinology® Expo, to be held in Dallas, Texas. The foundation aims to make a huge impact on over 200 culinary industry organizations represented at the Expo as they present, ‘Rolling out a Gluten-Free Menu or Product’ on Saturday, March 7th at 3PM.
“GoPhila.com makes going out for a gluten-free meal easy”
Living up to its reputation as the first gluten-free celiac friendly city in America, Philadelphia’s official visitor website, www.gophila.com , has launched a listing of premier area restaurants offering gluten-free menus featured prominently on the site’s food and dining section. All listed restaurants have partnered with the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) in promoting delicious gluten-free food.
Voces de la enfermedad celíaca
Max
“Just before his third birthday, Max had dropped so much weight that he was back to wearing his one-year-old clothes.”
