Alexandria, VA Gluten Free Diet Workshop

Maximizing Your Nutrition and Health on the Gluten Free Diet Presented by

celiac dietitian, Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN* through Delete the Wheat

Nutritional Consulting

with guest speaker,

Dr. Alan Dalkin of University of Virginia Health Sciences Center,

Associate Prof. of Internal Medicine, Div of Endocrinology and Metabolism,

Dept. of Internal Medicine

Saturday, January 20, 2007

1pm - 5:30pm (doors open at 12:30pm for registration) Inova Alexandria

Hospital Alexandria, VA

12:30 - 1pm: Registration

1 - 3:00pm: Welcome, Introductions and Lectures

Lecture: Celiac Disease: Implications for Osteoporosis, Alan Dalkin MD

Lecture: Nutrient Needs in Celiac Disease - importance of calcium, vitamin

D, iron, B vitamins; Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN

Questions and Answers (Alan Dalkin MD)

3 - 3:30pm: Beverage/snack break with grain sampling and discussion w/ Lee

Tobin, Whole Foods Market Gluten Free Bakehouse Team Leader - sponsored by

Whole Foods Markets

3:30 - 4:30pm

Lecture: Fiber and Fortification: highlighting the nutritional quality,

variety and uses of the gluten-free grains, seeds and flours

Lecture: Traveling and Dining Out Safely: discussion and small group

practice w/live menus

4:30 - 4:45pm: Break - review of celiac resources and vendors

4:45 - 5:30pm: Question and Answer Period (food intolerances, hidden

gluten, oats, labeling laws, medications and supplements..)

Cost $25/person. Pre-registration required. Pre-registration deadline:

January 10, 2007.

After 1/10/07, please call 617-851-8643 or email

MelindaRD@deletethewheat.com to check on seating availability. No credit

cards. CONTINUING ED CREDITS FOR DIETITIANS PENDING.

Please make check payable to Delete the Wheat and mail to Melinda Dennis,

14 Washburn St, Watertown, MA 02472.

For details online, please visit: www.deletethewheat.com. This event is

given in conjunction w/ and a % of proceeds will be donated to the

Northern Virginia CSA Chapter 100 (chair: Dan DuBravec).

* Melinda Dennis, MS, RD, LDN is founder/owner of Delete the Wheat:

Nutritional Counseling for the Gluten Free Diet, and Nutrition

Coordinator, Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,

MA; Nutrition Advisor to Healthy Villi (Boston-based celiac support

group):

clinical journal author and lecturer published in Practical

Gastroenterology, Nutrition in Clinical Care.