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Should Healthy Individuals be Monitoring their Blood Glucose?
Recently, there has been increased marketing for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) directed towards non-diabetic populations. The PEN® Team looked for available research about the use of CGMs and whether supporting their use in the general population is beneficial.
Posted: 2024-09-03
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Is Tonic Water a Cure for Foot/Leg Cramps?
Earlier this year, one of the PEN Team members overheard a conversation where an individual was told by a family member to drink tonic water before going to bed to help with foot cramps. The PEN Team thought a review of recently updated PEN content on muscle cramps would help answer this question and assist practitioners.
Posted: 2024-08-07
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Anti-nutrients: Should They Be Avoided?
Should individuals avoid anti-nutrients, and the plants that bear them? Two dietetic practicum students along with the PEN® Team revisited the topic of anti-nutrients from a previous Trending Topic on Lectins to try to answer this question.
Posted: 2024-07-08
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What’s the latest on The Dirty Dozen?
The American not-for-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) has recently published an updated 2024 Dirty Dozen, which lists the fruit and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides. The EWG maintains that children are most likely to be susceptible to pesticide exposure and related health consequences, which has led to the American Academy of Pediatrics listing the Dirty Dozen as a resource for information on pesticide residues in produce.
Posted: 2024-04-22
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Energy Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents: What’s Happening?
A recently published systematic review builds on a previous review examining the evidence of the physical effects of energy drink consumption on children and adolescents.
Posted: 2024-02-12
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Is Allulose Sweetener Safe to Use in Canada?
Recently, there’s been more attention in the media on the sugar substitute allulose. The PEN Team thought a look into allulose’s characteristics was warranted to help guide practitioners when responding to client questions about this sugar substitute.
Posted: 2024-02-12
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Ultra-processed Foods: Are They Addictive?
Ultra-processed foods: are they addictive? The message is a bit more complicated.
Posted: 2023-11-03
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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.
Posted: 2023-10-26