Gluten-free Whidbey Island group hosts expert

Cynthia Kupper will be the guest speaker at the Saturday, Feb. 22 meeting of the Gluten Intolerant Group of Whidbey Island at the Ledgewood Beach Community Center.

Cynthia Kupper will be the guest speaker at the Saturday, Feb. 22 meeting of the Gluten Intolerant Group of Whidbey Island at the Ledgewood Beach Community Center.

She will talk about the latest findings presented in the newly published book, “A Clinical Guide to Gluten-related Disorders” by Dr. Alessio Fasano, medical director of the Center for Celiac Research at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The meeting begins at 4 p.m. and will be followed at 5 p.m. by a gluten-free potluck with the recipes included.

For more information, call Coyla Shepard at 360-321-4083.