Seminar on Soy Protein Utilization and Health | July 13, 2023 | Manila Hilton Hotel
We are delighted to extend the upcoming “Seminar on Soy Protein Utilization and Health” organized by US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Southeast Asia and Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitians (PSND), Inc. The seminar aims to highlight the benefits of soy in food production, nutrition, overall health, and well-being. We would like to invite you this July 13, 2023 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM) at Manila Hilton Hotel to explore current research, trends, and innovative applications related to soy utilization coming from the experts in the field. Continue reading
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -2023 PSND ANNUAL CONVENTION
We invite submissions of abstracts for the 2023 PSND Annual Convention, centered around the theme “Our Food Systems in Crisis: An Urgent Call for Multi-sectoral Response Towards Safe and Affordable Diets for All Filipinos”.
The 2023 PSND Annual Convention aims to provide a platform for graduate students and researchers at any stage of their careers to present their work (either through poster or oral presentations) in diverse fields, including Public Health and Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Service Management, Food Science and Technology, and Food and Nutrition Systems.
For submission guidelines, kindly scan the QR Code or access through the following link: https://bit.ly/2023PSNDInc-CallforAbstracts
Webinar on Weekend Episode 1: Food Systems Approach to Policy Making
For our first presentation on the topic “Taking Food System Approach to Policy Making: What, How, and Why”, Atty Millan discussed the components in enabling environment for the Food System with politics and leadership as one of the external drivers. He also highlighted that a systems problem requires a system solution.
Pool of RNDs under news and updates
“Are you interested to get updates about potential professional service engagements and work opportunities?”
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TRANSFAT: The one thing that should have NO place in your heart!
All for what is best for the nutrition and health of Filipinos. This, indeed, will be one of the preventive health milestones that we can achieve, as we meaningfully celebrate the Heart Month!
Here are 5 points that you need to know about TRANS FATS and YOUR HEALTH:
1. What is trans fat?
Trans fat is a type of fat that is often produced during food processing by food manufacturers that involves the addition of hydrogen to vegetable oil to help prolong its shelf life. This process is called “hydrogenation”, which turns oil in liquid form into solid form. Examples of oils that have been “hydrogenated” are margarine and vegetable shortening. These types of oils are cheaper and less likely to spoil.
The PSND Webinar on Weekend (WoW)! 2022
The Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitians (PSND), Inc. is an organization of nutritionist-dietitians (NDs) and multisectoral partners aimed at contributing to our country’s efforts of addressing malnutrition and ensuring food and nutrition security among Filipinos. As we continue to advance and strengthen the competencies of NDs, and allied professionals, we organize webinars that aim to provide new insights and inspiration to our members in pushing the nutrition agenda in their workplace and in research forums.
The PSND Webinar on Weekend (WoW), now in its year 3, aims to strengthen the virtual connection among PSND members through online platforms. Join us this month of August, as we present the PSND WoW 2022 Episodes 1 and 2.
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The PSND Webinar on Weekend (WoW)! 2022
The Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitians (PSND), Inc. is an organization of nutritionist-dietitians (NDs) and multisectoral partners aimed at contributing to our country’s efforts of addressing malnutrition and ensuring food and nutrition security among Filipinos. As we continue to advance and strengthen the competencies of NDs, and allied professionals, we organize webinars that aim to provide new insights and inspiration to our members in pushing the nutrition agenda in their workplace and in research forums.
The PSND Webinar on Weekend (WoW), now in its year 3, aims to strengthen the virtual connection among PSND members through online platforms. Join us this month of August, as we present the PSND WoW 2022 Episodes 1 and 2.
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Election of PSND Board of Directors for 2023-2024
The 2022 PSND Convention with the theme “NUTRITION NOW! Emboldened by Lessons, Innovations and Partnerships”, builds around the key themes of resilience, the synergy of actions and data-driven decision making. For PSND, Nutrition Now! embodies resilience from various shocks and stressors in our institutions and systems and our collective capability to adapt to changing times, data-driven decision-making to capture the hierarchical, complexity, and interdisciplinarity of various challenges, and synergy of actions to tackle challenges that have threatened our collective vision of food and nutrition secured Filipinos.
We are having the election of PSND Board of Directors for 2023-2024 along with the 50th milestone Anniversary Convention. You will be able to exercise your right as a member of the PSND, Inc. With this, we are calling all interested, willing, and passionate PSND members to serve the profession through a leadership position at PSND, Inc. Active PSND members are those who have a certificate of membership valid until 24 September 2022 and onwards. All colleagues from diverse fields of ND practice are very much welcome. You can nominate, be nominated and self nominate.
Kindly go to this GFORM to proceed with the guidelines and nomination. You may send the required documents enumerated below to psndelect@gmail.com until 21 August 2022, on or before 5:00pm PH time.
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The PSND Webinar on Weekends (WoW)! : Year Two
The PSND Webinar on Weekend (WoW), now in its year 2, aims to strengthen the virtual connection among PSND members despite the pandemic. Join us this month of August, as we present the PSND WoW Episodes 1 and 2.
Join us live on the 14th of August, 9:30 to 11:30 am at the PSND, Inc. Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/psnd.org and Zoom, with our guest speakers, Dr. Antonio Dans and Dr. Mary Christine Castro. Register using this LINK for free. See the poster for details.
Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitian, Inc. supports BolunTurismo PH and Sulat Kamay in various Socio-Civic Activities
PSND, Inc never backs down from helping out fellow Filipinos in whatever way possible. For the past two years, they have been actively supporting socio-civic activities spearheaded by BolunTurismo PH and Sulat Kamay.
From 2018 to 2019, the organization provided school bags for the project entitled Surat Mangyan Project. This annual activity aims to provide educational materials and school supplies to children from various Mangyan tribes in Occidental Mindoro.
The Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitians (PSND), Inc. is a dynamic organization of professionals in the field of nutrition and dietetics and other allied disciplines. PSND has the vision of being vital partner in ensuring food and nutrition security.
The membership year for PSND, INC. is from the date of receipt. Members renewing their membership will be required to pay any overdue membership subscription that have accrued. The current membership fee is Php300.00 which may change without prior notice.
Every year the PSND organizes its Annual Convention to serve as venue for its members, local chief executives, health/nutrition workers and development planning officers, and other allied professionals to update and upgrade their knowledge and renew their commitment to the nutrition and dietetics field in the country
PSND, Inc. has a diverse composition of Members from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao . PSND, Inc. members are mainly public health nutritionist, clinical dietitians, nutrition practitioners in the government organizations, private and corporate industry, International and non-government organizations, and academe.
