Professional golfer Sarah-Jane Kenyon, an NFCA Athlete for Awareness from Queensland, Australia, is having a fantastic season! She is quickly climbing the professional ranks and sat down to talk to LPGA.com about it!
NFCA 'Athletes for Awareness' tracks standout sportspersons who prove that having celiac disease can't stop you from succeding on any athletic stage! Meet Michael Danke, marathon runner who's long battle to recieve a diagnosis ingited his passion to spread celiac awareness.
NFCA 'Athletes for Awareness' tracks standout sportspersons who prove that having celiac disease can't stop you from succeding on any athletic stage! Sarah Jane Kenyon is a member of the LPGA tour and has joined NFCA as an official spokesperson!
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' 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' 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.
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.
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.
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.
NFCA director of operations Nancy Ginter was the headlining presenter at the January 26th Lancaster Area Celiacs support group meeting held at Lancaster General Hospital. For almost 100 members of the local celiac community, the presentation addressed general information on celiac disease, and thegrowing gluten-free marketplace. Nancy also discussed NFCA's programs for raising awareness and driving diagnosis and encouraged attendees to join in NFCA’s efforts through volunteering and participation in NFCA programs and events.
NFCA is kicking off 2009 with the introduction of an exciting new series of events, the Monday Meet-up! We invite you to join us for a delicious dinner at one of the Philadelphia area's premier restaurants.
Come support a great team and a great cause! The Philadelphia 76ers will host a Celiac Awareness Night on Friday, April 10, 2009 as they take on Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Join NFCA and area celiac groups for great time!
The NFCA is both thrilled and humbled by the acceptance of its abstract submission entitled, “Gluten-Free Cooking Sprees: An innovative approach to promoting awareness and diagnosis of celiac disease”into the 13th annual International Coeliac Disease Symposium (ICDS). NFCA president Alice Bast will have the tremendous honor of presenting the entire study during the event to be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from April 6th-8th 2009. NFCA’s abstract will be showcased alongside 350 presentations slated for the symposium’s program.
National Cupcake Day is October 18. Show your support by hosting a Gluten-Free Cupcake Party!
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