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Past Trending Topics

Browse our archive of past trending topics for historical reference.

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Trending Topic - Do New Parents or Parents-to-be Need to be Concerned with Dietary Arsenic Exposure?

This PEN system trending topic examines the potential harm from dietary inorganic rice exposure in pregnant and lactating women and the consumption of rice and rice products by young children.

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Trending Topics - Plant-based Beverages – Are They Really Healthier for Young Children? (Reposted from Aug 29, 2017)

This Trending Topic article reviews the nutrient composition of plant-based beverages and advises that they may not be nutritionally adequate for young children.

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Evidence Clip – The Popular Paleo Diet

A succinct PEN® review on the evidence on the Paleo diet.

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Article Analysis: Intensive Lifestyle Counselling and Improving Glycemic Control

An article analysis on a recent RCT piloting a remission strategy in type 2 diabetes.

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Article Analysis: Individual Responses to Foods May Successfully Lower Post-meal Blood Glucose and its Long-term Metabolic Consequences

A critical analysis of a recent study and its related press release appearing in the news.

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Evidence Clip: Butter, Margarine, Saturated and Trans Fats - Making Sense of Research Reported in the News

A succinct PEN® review on the evidence related to dietary fat.

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Article Analysis: Nutrition Science More Complex than Reported. A Newspaper Article Review

An evidence-based review response to statements made in an article published in the newspaper The National Post on chocolate and health.

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Article Analysis: The MIND Diet and Alzheimer's Disease

An article analysis on the MIND diet and Alzheimer's disease.