The first entirely evidence-based guide revealing the truth about gluten. Gluten is regularly lambasted in the press, demonised by wellbeing experts and banned from more diets every day. But do we know why? Where does the hype end and science begin? And will bread forever be off the menu?

Cutting through the sensationalism, myths and confusion surrounding all things gluten, Professor David Sanders is here to bring us the very latest evidence and groundbreaking research findings from his very personal journey into the heartland of Gluten. Including:

• Specific advice tailored to suit individual needs, from coeliac to wheat-sensitive and FODMAP
• A comprehensive look at how exactly gluten affects the body
• Delicious gluten-free recipes

This book will help to advise you and empower you, both in terms of understanding the evidence and providing guidance about how best to look after yourself – whether gluten is for you or not.

Publication details: GLUTEN ATTACK | PROFESSOR DAVID SANDERS | PAPERBACK | PUBLISHED BY VERMILION | 9781785040160

Chair of British Society of Gastroenterology small bowel & nutrition committee 2006 to 2011

Sanders was a committee member for the BSG small bowel and nutrition committee from 2003-2005. Thereafter he was elected to serve as the chairman. This committee arranges the small bowel symposia for the annual BSG meeting, advises about training issues in this field and commissions’ National guidelines – he is a co-author of the BSG National Guidelines for capsule endoscopy and enteroscopy. In addition, his team is actively involved in engaging/advising the Department of Health (DOH) in any areas of mutual interest.

Chairman of the National Double Balloon Enteroscopy Steering Group 2007 to 2012

The group is one of only 5 centres currently providing the service in tandem with capsule endoscopy. This committee is trying to both disseminate practice at a National level but also influences and advises the DOH about the health and financial implications of this technology.

BSG Audit Committee 2010 to 2013

Sanders was selected by competitive application and interview to be the Chair of the BSG Audit subcommittee (2010 to 2013). They undertook 2 national audits: the first provided detail on the national provision of gastrostomy services (Kurien M et al Scand J Gastroenterol 2011) and the second focussed on the reduction of training opportunities from 76% to 16% for trainees to perform emergency endoscopy on patients with gastrointestinal bleeding (Frontline Gastroenterology 2015).

BSG Councillor 2016-2019

Sanders was elected and served a term of 3 years as one of only 8 councillors.

Chairman of Coeliac UK Health Advisory Committee

Coeliac UK: Sanders was invited and appointed (2010) to become the youngest Chairman of the Health Advisory Council for the national patient charity Coeliac UK. His duties involve chairing the Health Advisory Council meetings, the assessment of grants and sitting on the Charities Board. During this time he has been involved in Coeliac UK moving through transition from free to fee charging membership. The committee has more than 60,000 members and has an interest in supporting individuals with Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity

The Sheffield Institute of Gluten-Related Disorders(SIGReD)

Sanders works within the Sheffield Institute of Gluten-Related Disorders(SIGReD) created by his colleague Professor Marios Hadjivassiliou through collaboration between the departments of Neurology and Gastroenterology at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. SIGReD brings together some of the world’s most distinguished researchers and academics who collaborate on pioneering work into how the diagnosis of coeliac disease could be improved through increased recognition of symptoms not always connected to the bowel.

Member of the City of Sheffield Ambassador Programme

David was both honoured and delighted to be selected to join this Sheffield City Council initiative which is based on key individuals who they believe can influence their professional body, association or society and recommend Sheffield as a destination for their conference or event. Ambassadors are helping Sheffield become a preferred destination for conferences and events and a city to do business in.

Current Board Member of the European Society for the study of Coeliac Disease and former President of International Society for the Study of Celiac Disease 2016-2019

Sanders was the President (2016-2019) of the International Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ISSCD), the international organization for all professionals working in the field of Coeliac Disease and gluten-mediated human disease in the broadest understanding of the term. It serves as an umbrella organization of national societies with similar objectives and professional membership - where such are present - for the study of Coeliac Disease; performing, initiating, coordinating and disseminating research and improved understanding of the field of Coeliac Disease (CD) and glute-mediated human disease. The general purpose of the ISSCD is to promote scientific knowledge regarding the field of CD and gluten-mediated human disease. The International Society for the Study of Celiac Disease (ISSCD) was founded in Oslo, Norway on June 21, 2011 at an informal meeting of delegates attending the 14th International Coeliac Disease Symposium (ICDS2011). The ISSCD has been legally incorporated in the Netherlands where its statutes are recorded. Sanders has also been elected to the Board of the recently formed European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESSCD)

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