New and Upcoming Pathway Content

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Knowledge Pathways

• Nephrology - Acute Kidney Injury
  Updated 2023-01-30
• Nephrology - Kidney Stones
  Updated 2023-01-27
• Food Insecurity
  Updated 2023-01-23
• Allergic Disease - Latex-Fruit Syndrome
  Updated 2023-01-11
• Allergic Disease - Low Risk Infant
  Updated 2022-12-07
• Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders - Fibromyalgia
  Updated 2022-11-18
• Organic Food
  Updated 2022-11-17

Practice Questions

• What dietary recommendations can decrease the risk of calcium oxalate kidney stones in individuals with a prior history of calcium oxalate kidney stones?
  Posted 2023-01-26
• What are the recommendations for provision of nutrition support (oral, enteral, parenteral) to noncritical adults hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI)?
  Updated 2023-01-25
• What tools are recommended to screen for financial constraints to determine the risk of household food insecurity in individuals accessing health care services?
  Posted 2023-01-23
• What dietary factors are associated with a decreased risk of developing kidney stones in individuals with no previous history of kidney stones?
  Updated 2023-01-20
• What is the risk of an allergic reaction for individuals with latex allergy being served food prepared by food handlers wearing latex gloves and what is the risk to food handlers?
  Updated 2023-01-16
• What types of complementary foods are appropriate for infants' diets and when should they be introduced?
  Updated 2023-01-16
• In individuals with an allergy to latex which foods are liable to provoke allergic symptoms?
  Updated 2023-01-11
• What is the role of pre-, pro- or synbiotics in the maintenance of bone health and prevention or treatment of osteoporosis?
  Posted 2022-12-22
• Besides calcium and vitamin D, are dietary supplements or nutraceuticals recommended for the prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis?
  Posted 2022-12-22
• What is the role of silicon in bone health and preventing osteoporosis?
  Posted 2022-12-21
• Should individuals with osteoporosis be screened for chronic gastrointestinal diseases (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease)?
  Updated 2022-12-20
• Is the intake of phytoestrogens in soy formula by healthy term infants concerning?
  Updated 2022-12-19
• What are the benefits for healthy term infants of introducing meat as a first food during the complementary feeding phase?
  Updated 2022-12-19
• What types of formulas are suitable for formula-fed infants and for what duration?
  Updated 2022-12-19
• At what age should cow's milk (non-formula) and other dairy products be consumed as a complementary food in healthy term infants?
  Updated 2022-12-16
• Should fruit juice be introduced to an infant’s diet? If so, when and how?
  Updated 2022-12-16
• What are the guidelines for the safe preparation and storage of infant foods?
  Updated 2022-12-16
• What are the recommendations for the use of plant-based beverages (e.g. soy, rice, almond, coconut and oat milk/beverage) during the complementary feeding period in infants?
  Updated 2022-12-16
• What is the recommended process for introducing new complementary foods to infants (i.e. how many new foods introduced at one time, how long to wait between introducing new foods)?
  Updated 2022-12-15
• What are the indications and contraindications for the use of soy-based formula for healthy term infants?
  Updated 2022-12-12
• What are the indications and contraindications for feeding term infants and/or toddlers a lactose-free formula?
  Updated 2022-12-12
• Are there growth concerns in infants who consume infant formula containing palm olein oil? Are there adverse effects on infant bone health?
  Updated 2022-12-12
• Is nutrition support recommended for individuals with severe alcohol-related steatohepatitis?
  Posted 2022-12-06
• What is the effect of micronutrient and other dietary supplements (e.g. nutraceuticals, herbs) on blood pressure in adults with and without hypertension?
  Posted 2022-12-02
• What diet is recommended for end-stage liver disease?
  Posted 2022-12-02
• What diet/nutrition support is recommended during acute liver failure?
  Updated 2022-12-01

Summary of Recommendations and Evidence

• Nephrology - Acute Kidney Injury Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2023-01-30
• Nephrology - Kidney Stones Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2023-01-27
• Food Insecurity Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2023-01-23
• Infant Nutrition - Complementary Feeding Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2023-01-16
• Infant Nutrition - Infant Formula Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-12-20
• Diet Composition - Mediterranean Diet Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-12-08
• Allergic Disease - Low Risk Infant Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-12-07
• Lactation Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-25
• Nutrition Support - Enteral and Parenteral Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-21
• Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders - Fibromyalgia Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-18
• Nutrition Assessment - Adult Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-18
• Gastrointestinal System - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-18
• Organic Food Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
  Updated 2022-11-17

Practice Guidance Toolkits

• Gastrointestinal System - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Practice Guidance Toolkit
  Updated 2023-01-16
• Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Disorders - Fibromyalgia Practice Guidance Toolkit
  Updated 2022-11-18
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Practice Guidance Toolkit
  Updated 2022-10-20

Backgrounds

• Household Food Insecurity Background
  Updated 2022-11-09

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