Join us for our October meetings:

Newcomer meeting
6:30-7:00pm.

Youth Group and Regular Group meetings
7:00-7:50pm
Youth Group Agenda: Pumpkin Decorating and GF Halloween Treats
Main Group Presentation: The relationship of the gut microbiome to celiac disease and the gluten free diet by Anne Roland Lee, EdD, RDN, LD

Dr. Anne Lee, formerly the Director of Nutritional Services at Schar USA, is the dietitian for the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.  She is also on the faculty in the Department of Medicine and the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University.  Anne has published articles on the effect of a gluten-free diet on the quality of life, the nutritional adequacy of the gluten-free diet, the economic impact of a gluten free diet, and  on the cross contamination of inherently gluten free grains.  She has authored chapters on celiac disease in nutrition textbooks as well as co-authored a chapter in a gastroenterology textbook and developed numerous educational materials on the gluten-free diet for patients and both clinical and food service professionals.

Anne has been an Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics member for many years and has reviewed the chapters on celiac disease for the Academy on-line nutrition care manual. She is also a member of the Academy’s Gluten Intolerance Work Group who developed the Gluten Intolerance tool kit and the Certificate of Training for Gluten Related Disorders.  Anne is on the executive council of the North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease.

She completed her Doctorate in Nutrition Education at Teachers College of Columbia University.  Her dissertation topic was the impact of social support networks on quality of life in individuals with celiac disease.

ALSO… Donna Marie’s will be back with their fall lineup of goodies- think pumpkin rolls, holiday cutouts and apple spice muffins- as well as our old favorites!