Have You Got a Gut Feeling?

This week is ‘Gut Feeling Week’ a campaign run by Coeliac UK designed to improve awareness about Coeliac Disease. First some facts and figures about the condition

• 1 in 100 people in the UK have Coeliac Disease, however only 1 in 8 of those with the condition are diagnosed, which means around 500,000 people in the UK may have the disease without knowing it.
• Coeliac disease can occur at any age, symptoms may first appear when a baby is weaned onto wheat containing cereals, but it is can also occur later in life.
• A study carried out by the Mayo Clinic in conjunction with the University of Minnesota found that the number of people suffering from Coeliac Disease has quadrupled in the last few decades.
• Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease is not always straightforward and Coeliac UK say it takes an average of 13 years for people to be diagnosed.

To help publicise Gut Feeling Week and demonstrate just how delicious a gluten free diet can be each day this week I will post a recipe taken from the Gluten Free Cook Book (ISBN 978-1-4053-9431-4) written by yours truly along with Heather Whinney and Jane Lawrie and published by DK.

The book explains more about the condition and what it means along with practical advice about how to follow a gluten free diet and 230 delicious recipes. The publishers have very kindly agreed to give away 2 copies of the book to readers of this blog. To win a copy all you need to do is answer the following question then leave your name and email address in the comments box. To qualify for the prize draw entries need to be in before 19^th May.

Which of these grains is NOT gluten free?

a) Spelt

b) Buckwheat

c) Quinoa

For more information about Coeliac Disease and the Gut Feeling campaign go to www.coeliac.org.uk