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Mark your calendars for The Healthy Villi meetings in the coming months. The autumn meeting, on Sunday, Oct. 17, will feature a keynote talk by Dr. Stefano Guandalini (at right), founder and medical director of the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. The winter meeting, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, will feature Dr. Ciarán P. Kelly (at left), medical director of the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The spring meeting (speaker to be announced) will be Sunday, May 1, 2011. All three meetings will include workshops for the newly diagnosed; cooking demos; Q&A sessions with a physician and a nutritionist; an enormous Gluten-Free Emporium where you can sample and purchase GF foods from many vendors -- and, of course, a fabulous GF buffet.

After her diagnosis with celiac disease, a youngster named Amy is confused about how to live with her new food restrictions. Over time, she learns the ins and outs of the gluten-free diet. 

Amy's story is recounted in a comic book for children produced by the Center for Celiac Disease at Children's Hospital Boston. Read more about Amy, as well as an interview with the the center's director, Dr. Alan M. Leichtner.

Dr. Leichtner talks about how the comic book came about, how it has been received, and some important trends in the diagnosis of celiac disease in children. (Click here for full story.)

Sticking to the gluten-free diet is only the first step toward eating properly for people with celiac disease, says dietitian and nutritionist Melinda Dennis. In an interview, Melinda advises that whole grains and high-fiber foods are crucial to eating well, and that vitamin and mineral supplements also are likely to be part of a well-rounded regime. Melinda knows of what she speaks: besides her professional training, she herself has celiac disease.(Click for full story.)

The next time you renew your Healthy Villi membership, sign up for a membership meeting, or make a donation, you will be able to do so online. That's because The Healthy Villi web site is on a new software platform that includes an electronic payment option. Use of the new capability is strictly optional. The new capability is intended for people who prefer to conduct business online, without inconveniencing anyone who prefers a more-traditional way of doing business, said Lee Graham, president of The Healthy Villi. (Click for full story.)

What's New

Melinda Dennis & Dan Leffler's new book Real Life with Celiac Disease is out!  Join Melinda at one of several book signings this summer and fall.  Check out Delete The Wheat for more information.  And if you're a patient of Melinda's, she has a message for you.

All Can Eat  is a new all gluten free bakery and cafe in Randolph, MA!

From the Boston Globe -  more area restaurants add gluten free options.

Join us for 2 new small group meetings at
BID Hospital -Needham and Revolution Fitness - Boston beginning in April.

King Arthur Flour has introduced a new line of gluten free mixes.

Visit the New York Times Ask The Expert Consults column to learn more about Celiac Disease.

Dr. Jon LaPook, medical correspondent for the CBS News, posts about Celiac Disease on the Huffington Post.

A new approach to Product Research.  Read more here.