More hotels cater to special diets

It's no longer enough for hotels to offer vegetarian food options. Now their menus are going gluten-free, dairy-free and macrobiotic to cater to Americans' diets.

Gluten-free diets help families overcome medical challenges

Although Doris Maki believes she has had celiac disease most of her life, she didn’t find out about it until she was 62. The Campbellford resident had always had some symptoms including bloating, occasional diarrhea and low iron levels, yet she had always passed it off as due to something else.[...]

Are gluten-free diets a passing fad?

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The Great Gluten Free Expo will be Feb. 24-25. (Contributed) HOOVER — Jefferson State Community College is teaming up with culinary and medical experts to host a gluten-free expo Feb. 24-25.

Smart Balance Launches Heart Health Web Resource for American Heart Month

PARAMUS, N.J. -- February is the time to put a little love in your heart--and we're not just talking about Valentine's Day. In honor of American Heart Month, the Smart Balance website is offering free ...

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For close to a decade Elisabeth Hasselbeck , co-host of 'The View' has been one of the most famous proponents of the gluten-free diet. Tired of having to give up her favorite recipes and eat separately from her family she painstakingly adapted recipes including spaghetti, waffles and cupcakes.

New Book Exposes Diet Hoaxes and Offers Permanent Weight Loss for New Year

In her new book, “Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss,” food expert Nicolette Dumke exposes the fallacies of weight loss strategies and addresses additional weight loss challenges faced by individuals on gluten-free or food allergy diets. ...

Hold the gluten: Celiac tour kicks off here

The Celiac Awareness Tour comes to town this weekend. But it would appear that everyone's knowledge of the subject is exponentially greater than it used to be.

Baker's gluten-free cash flow

MICHAEL Horrocks made just a few loaves of bread in the first week when he started his Lifestyle Bakery in 1998.

Amanda’s Catering fulfils gluten-free needs

New company focuses on locally-sourced, seasonal food, and specializes in alternative diets.