PEN® eNews 15(7) July 2025 - All About Iodine
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® eNews is a monthly e-newsletter shared with the global PEN Community and created to help dietitians position themselves as leaders in evidence-based nutrition practice. In addition, users of the PEN System will find articles on the new evidence, resources and features available and how to maximize one's use of PEN.
Should Iodine Supplements Be Recommended During Lactation?
The Question
How does lactation affect an individual’s requirement for vitamin/mineral supplementation?
Recommendation
Micronutrient supplementation may be appropriate when a lactating individual is deficient, based on individual needs, or the infant has special needs.
Remarks
Regarding iodine, the National Health and Medical Research Council recommend a daily iodine supplement of 150 μg for breastfeeding women to compensate for inadequate amounts in the food supply. Women with pre-existing thyroid conditions should consult their general practitioner before taking a supplement.
To see the full practice question, including Recommendations for adults at risk of hypertension, Evidence Statements, Remarks and References, click here.
Let's Learn About: Toolkits
Besides keeping you up to date on the latest evidence, the PEN System can also help you refine your clinical skills. Did you know that the PEN System can help guide your nutrition assessment for many common health conditions? Or that the PEN System can help you write PES statements?
Practice Guidance Toolkits can be a useful way to use the PEN System to apply the Nutrition Care Process. We have Practice Guidance Toolkits for clinical topics only.
To find them, you can browse our
Practice Guidance Toolkits webpage. Or, if you’re already reading about a clinical topic, you’ll see a link on the right-hand side of the page that says “Practice Guidance Toolkits”.
Click there, and you’ll be directed to the Practice Guidance Toolkit for that topic. Using the right-hand menu, you can browse the following sections: Key Nutrition Issues; Nutrition Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation; Nutrition [and Dietetic] Diagnosis; Nutrition Intervention; and Nutrition Education and Professional Materials. You can even view our references.
Practice Guidance Toolkits are meant to help bridge the gap between evidence and practice.
Happy reading from the PEN team!
Seeking Canadian PEN Client Handout Reviewers
We are looking for dietetic specialists to volunteer to review some of our PEN handouts for clients who reside in Canada. We are looking for reviewers for these specific handouts below who practice and have clients related to the topic area:
Weaning when Breast and Formula Feeding
Eating Guidelines for Heart Health (Children with High Blood Fats)
The Low FODMAP Diet: Healthy Eating Guidelines
Key aspects of the review include:
Using your professional knowledge/clinical expertise provide feedback on the information / content provided in the handout.
Based on interactions with your clients and questions they may have about the related diet in your practice, what information is missing in the handout that we should consider adding.
General feedback - flow of information, clarity, what doesn't work well.
If you are interested please email
jane.bellman@dietitians.ca with the handouts you would be interested in reviewing and your timelines for availability.
PEN eNews
July 2025 Volume
15 (7)
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