"I'm on a gluten free diet" This simple sentence from a potential dinner guest can trigger fear to someone unfamiliar with gluten free cooking. If you've got a friend who has coeliac disease or has to eat a gluten free diet, it might be a challenge to know what to feed them if it's not something you're particularly familiar with. Here's a few gluten free staples (and luxuries) that you might want to think about keeping in your pantry cupboard to make it easier next time they pop by unexpectedly for dinner.

Do you think gluten doesn't agree with you? If so, you may be 1 in 70 Australians who have Coeliac Disease. Bloating, tummy troubles, constant tiredness, headaches, nutritional deficiencies and infertility can be symptoms that indicate a number of conditions. However before self-diagnosing yourself with a gluten intolerance, cutting it out of your life and going gluten free, make sure you get tested for coeliac disease first.

Many people who believe they have issues with gluten or wheat products self-diagnose and start a gluten free diet without having being first tested for coeliac disease. Before you cut gluten out of your life, if you believe gluten is a problem for you, go get tested properly for coeliac disease.

If you follow a gluten free diet, what are your options when it comes for gluten free sports nutrition?

Elite and amateur athletes have long been manipulating their diets to gain a competitive edge over their opponents.`

It's becoming increasingly popular to go gluten free to try lose a few kilos. But is it the gluten specifically or other factors causing any shift on the scales?