PEN eNews 11(5) May 2021

PEN® 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.

Vegetarianism and B12 - What is the Latest?

The Question

How can vitamin B12 requirements be met on a vegetarian diet throughout the life cycle?

The Recommendation

Because vitamin B12 only occurs naturally in foods of animal origin and because fermented foods, nori, chlorella, spirulina, algae and unfortified nutritional yeast cannot be relied on as adequate or practical sources of vitamin B12, vegans should regularly consume vitamin B12-fortified foods or vitamin B12 supplements. Even lacto- and lacto-ovo-vegetarians could benefit from vitamin B12-fortified foods or supplements, as 1 cup of milk and one egg per day does not provide enough vitamin B12 to meet dietary recommendations for this nutrient.

See the full practice question, including the Evidence Summary, Remarks, Evidence Statements, Comments and References.

Have you looked at the Dementia Knowledge Pathway lately?

These are updated practice questions:

And these are the new practice questions:

Dementia

We Need Your Expertise: PEN^® Reviewers Needed

We need reviewers within the next few months for:

Allergic Disease - Probiotics and Prebiotics, Adult
Cancer - Nutritional Implications
Cardiovascular Disease
Celiac Disease
Fertility - Female and Male
Food Safety - Foodborne Illness
Gastrointestinal System - Postoperative Feeding
Infant Nutrition - Infant Formula
Nephrology - Kidney Stones
Nutrition Assessment, Adults; Community-based practice
Postoperative Feeding
Probiotics - Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Weight/Obesity - Bariatric Surgery

There are currently more than 400 PEN Reviewers. We would love for you to join this group and share your expertise and energy. For more information, contact http://www.pennutrition.com/BecomeAuthor.aspx.

So, what do you need to be a PEN Reviewer? Take a look at this short presentation. We can help tailor review assignments based on your areas of interest and expertise and the amount of time you're able to contribute. We provide guidance and training on how to become a PEN Reviewer.

Open Access to COVID-19 Content Continues

Although the Open Access to the entire PEN^® System is now closed, we continue to make COVID-19 information, Trending Topics and PEN^® eNews available to all with no PEN subscription or access credits required:

If you are interested in continuing your access to the entire PEN System and you are not a current subscriber, please view the different subscription options available at: https://www.pennutrition.com/signup.aspx. Revenue from PEN subscriptions is reinvested in the system to keep the content up-to-date and constantly growing while positioning you on the leading edge in your practice. The PEN System does not accept industry revenue or advertising.

We hope you'll be an active member of our PEN community and stay connected with us:

Stay Safe,
The PEN Team

COVID-19

Welcomes and Farewells

In the last six months, there have been a number of staffing changes to our Global PEN Team.

We are very pleased to welcome:

Elizabeth Manafò as the new PEN Content Manager
Rebecca Mete as the new lead for the PEN Team at Dietitians Australia

We welcome Elizabeth and Rebecca to the PEN Team and look forward to working with you.

We sadly bid farewell to:

Judy Bauer, PEN Translational Research Leader in Australia, who has retired after 10 years.
Kerri Staden, PEN Resource Manager, who has retired after 11 years
Heather Petrie, PEN Evidence Analyst for the last 14 years.

We thank Judy, Kerri and Heather for their many years of faithful service championing the PEN System and wish them all the best in their new adventures!

PEN Partners

Country Flags in the PEN^® System - What do they mean?

Country flags have been a means to indicate country involvement and/or country-specific content within the PEN System for a number of years. However, with growing partnerships, the sheer number of flags has increased, as has the content in the PEN System. As a result, there has been feedback that the flags are less intuitive for users.

The flags for knowledge pathways were removed but a small globe will show under PEN Summaries of Recommendation and Evidence (SRE), Practice Guidance Toolkits and Backgrounds if there are multiple country-specific recommendations. When you start reading a Summary of Recommendation and Evidence, Practice Guidance Toolkit or a Background, you will notice at the top of the document a checkmark beside a flag. If you uncheck the flag, the country-specific information will be hidden in the document, making it easier and quicker for you to find the relevant information you need. How cool is that?! We hope that these changes will enhance your PEN user experience.

PEN eNews

May 2021 Volume 11 (5)

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