Rosemary Black's Daily News article "Eating gluten-free will help combat celiac disease" (October 6, 2008) offers an overview of celiac disease and notes the arrival of a new book, Gluten-Free Baking with The Culinary Institute of America. The article includes a recipe for a gluten-free Red Velvet Cake from the book, which is written by CIA chef Richard J. Coppedge with a foreword by Foods by George entrepreneur George Chookazian.
And Newsday recently ran the Merle English article "Man swims off Alcatraz for sister with celiac disease" (October 12, 2008), which describes how Great Neck gastroenterologist David Milkes dedicated his August 2008 "Alcatraz Challenge" swim to raising awareness about celiac disease. His sister suffered troubling symptoms for three years before his partner Chaim Abittan diagnosed her with celiac disease. Milkes raised more than $5,000 with his swim and donated the dough (gf, of course) to the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University (CDCCU).
So please note that David Milkes and Chaim Abittan are two Long Island doctors who seem to know their celiac stuff.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, November 25, 2007
KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY: CELIAC DISEASE
The celiac disease episode of Keeping Kids Healthy turned out to be an outstanding opportunity for families to learn about celiac disease, so I'm very sorry I didn't post about WNET's Saturday morning broadcast sooner than Friday night.
You can, however, get an idea of the episode in this very post and the episode's web page, and even order the episode on DVD for private or public screening. The segment used two case studies—one revolving around a little girl (Emma Teitelbaum), the other involving a teenage boy (Colin Leslie)—to discuss symptoms of the condition, the length of time that can pass before doctors even suspect it, ways that families can adjust to a gluten-free diet, and the reasons for family testing and continued family vigilance even when tests come out negative. (Celiac disease, which has a strong genetic association, can manifest at any time.)
Among those appearing on the segment were the show's host, Dr. Winnie King, as well as Dr. Peter Green (pictured), Dr. Govind Bhagat, and Cynthia Beckman of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University (CDCCU), and George Chookazian of Foods by George.
Like Susan Cohen's video Generation Gluten-Free, this episode of Keeping Kids Healthy seems very comfortable with its subject matter. Just about my only quibble is that it refers people to the Celiac Sprue Association but doesn't mention more organizations, such as the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), that have a better track record in terms of accuracy.
Photo of television: David Marc Fischer
The celiac disease episode of Keeping Kids Healthy turned out to be an outstanding opportunity for families to learn about celiac disease, so I'm very sorry I didn't post about WNET's Saturday morning broadcast sooner than Friday night.
You can, however, get an idea of the episode in this very post and the episode's web page, and even order the episode on DVD for private or public screening. The segment used two case studies—one revolving around a little girl (Emma Teitelbaum), the other involving a teenage boy (Colin Leslie)—to discuss symptoms of the condition, the length of time that can pass before doctors even suspect it, ways that families can adjust to a gluten-free diet, and the reasons for family testing and continued family vigilance even when tests come out negative. (Celiac disease, which has a strong genetic association, can manifest at any time.)
Among those appearing on the segment were the show's host, Dr. Winnie King, as well as Dr. Peter Green (pictured), Dr. Govind Bhagat, and Cynthia Beckman of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University (CDCCU), and George Chookazian of Foods by George.Like Susan Cohen's video Generation Gluten-Free, this episode of Keeping Kids Healthy seems very comfortable with its subject matter. Just about my only quibble is that it refers people to the Celiac Sprue Association but doesn't mention more organizations, such as the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), that have a better track record in terms of accuracy.
Photo of television: David Marc Fischer
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