Many IBS sufferers avoid certain types of food and often exclude gluten. However, a large new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, Sweden, does not show a relationship between high intake of gluten and increased IBS symptoms. The researchers did find that a certain type of carbohydrate called ‘fodmaps’ can aggravate intestinal problems, however, the overall results indicate that they also have less influence than previously thought.

Poland is one of the Eastern European countries to have shown most openness and interest towards Italian culinary traditions, in particular towards the world of hand-crafted gelato. But how can this interest be channelled into opening a gelato parlour in Poland? Here are some general guidelines.

The Umberto Veronesi Foundation has researched the positive effects of a range of ingredients often used by gelato makers.

This form of food intolerance luckily doesn’t prevent sufferers from enjoying a good home-made gelato. All that’s needed is a bit of common sense and the discipline to follow the rules for any other foods.