Predictions abound at the beginning of a new year. Apparently, one of the top predictions regarding food trends for 2010 is more gluten-free food. Gluten allergy is one of the top food allergens. Add to this the people who have celiac sprue and gluten intolerance and it's not surprising that ...

In the last few days I'm seeing all sorts of headlines that claim food allergies are all in our heads and implying things like health consequences if we don't eat wheat. I can't think of anything further from the truth. Wheat is not a required ingredient in anyone's ...

Minneapolis – A study done in Minnesota has used frozen blood samples taken from Air Force recruits 50 years ago. The findings of the study show that intolerance to wheat gluten is a much bigger problem than often thought: in fact, it is 4 times more common today than in ...

Allergies are on the rise in the western world. However, there are demographic groups who have an even higher risk of allergy than the general population. In general, the children of food allergy-free parents have only a 10-15 per cent chance of developing a food allergy themselves. Kids that have ...

Okay - I admit it. Despite the fact that we usually eat really healthy, sometimes we succumb to the lure of junk food. It's always very carefully selected junk food, however, given that we have a long list of ingredients to avoid. As a result, I generally make our own ...