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Dietary Supplements - Can Consumers Trust What’s on the Label and in the Package?

The PEN Team thought a deeper look into mislabelled dietary supplement products might be a topic of interest to practitioners whose clients are, or are considering, taking dietary supplements.

2022-11-23 – Trending Topic

Supplements Associated with Liver Injury

2016-11-08 – Trending Topic

Should You Strike "Boosting Your Immune System" from Your Vocabulary? Avoiding "Science-ploitation"

In a recent podcast, Dr. Jen Gunter describes the problems with the phrase “boosting the immune system” (1). The PEN Team wondered if the podcast concepts might be useful to dietitians when clients ask about “immune-boosting” foods and supplements.

2021-07-29 – Trending Topic

Update on the Mediterranean Diet

2018-08-30 – Trending Topic

Article Analysis: Calcium and Heart Health

An analysis of two articles related to calcium intake and heart health.

2016-10-30 – Trending Topic

Vitamin B12 in Pregnancy

A concern about vitamin B12 deficiency causing adverse outcomes in pregnant women, particularly of South Asian descent, prompted us to look more closely at this hot topic. We identified a systematic review (SR) that focused on the vitamin B12 status of women and infants living in India (1).

2021-05-25 – Trending Topic

Does High Protein Dairy Milk Have More Health Benefits than Regular Dairy Milk?

A PEN System user recently reached out to the PEN Team to share their experience with parents of young children choosing high protein milk products for their children and questioned if this is good practice. The PEN Team thought a deeper dive into the possible merits or adverse effects of recommending high protein milk to clients would be useful to dietitians.

2022-12-16 – Trending Topic

Practice Guidelines for Bone Health and Osteoporosis

The Osteoporosis Canada 2023 Guideline Update Group recently completed a review and evaluation of published studies using GRADE to update its 2010 osteoporosis guidelines. The PEN Team reviewed the guidelines against recently updated PEN related content to ensure that dietitians are practicing with the most up-to-date information.

2023-10-26 – Trending Topic

Does Erythritol Consumption Add to Cardiovascular Risk?

A recent study examined erythritol and the risk of atherothrombotic disease. The PEN Team decided to continue the conversation, exploring whether the study findings suggest taking a closer look at the current practice guidance on sugar alcohols.

2023-03-29 – Trending Topic

Immunity, Nutrition and COVID-19

2020-04-01 – Trending Topic