A registered dietitian, Shelley Case is a leading
international nutrition expert on celiac disease
and the gluten-free diet. She is a member of
the Medical Advisory Boards of the Celiac
Disease Foundation and Gluten Intolerance
Group in the United States and the
Professional Advisory Board of the Canadian
Celiac Association.
Shelley is a frequent guest on television and
radio, including the NBC Today Show and CBC
Newsworld. A popular speaker, she has
delivered numerous lectures and workshops at
national and regional medical, dietetic, celiac
and food industry conferences throughout the
USA and Canada, including the National
Institutes of Health Consensus Development
Conference on Celiac Disease, American
Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada
annual conferences and Natural Products Food
Expo conferences.
She is the author of many articles on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet in leading publications
such as Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Sciences,
Pediatrics, Journal of Human Nutrition and
Dietetics, Topics in Clinical Nutrition, and Today’s Dietitian.
In addition, she co-authored the celiac
section in the Manual of Clinical Dietetics (6th edition) by the American Dietetic Association and
Dietitians of Canada, and has contributed to many other publications including textbooks,
magazines, and other patient education resources. Shelley writes "Ask the Celiac Expert" column for
Allergic Living Magazine; "Good for You" column at
www.glutenfreeda.com and "Ask Shelley Case" at
www.befreeforme.com.
In recognition of Shelley’s major contributions to the celiac community and dedication to educating
health professionals and individuals with celiac disease in Canada and the United States, she was
awarded the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal. Shelley also recently received the Canadian
Celiac Association’s Honourary Life Member Award.
