BAGUIO CITY- With the theme, “Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo, push natin ‘to!” which is the 2019 nutrition month theme, a total of 247 nutritionist-dietitians, nurses, other health allied professionals, municipal health officers, municipal nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition scholars and other members of local nutrition committees attended the 22nd Pre-nutrition Month Seminar on June 4, 2019 at the Newtown Plaza Hotel, Baguio City which was organized by the Nutritionist Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines-Baguio Benguet Chapter (NDAP-BBC) in coordination with the National Nutrition Council-CAR.
Topics included the 2019 nutrition month talking points by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rita Papey of NNC-CAR, Exercise for life by Rency Caga-anan, a freelance nutritionist, Mental health for frontliners by Janelyn Tuyan, a registered nurse from La Trinidad, Benguet, Management of Obesity by Dr. Domingo Solimen of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), Nutritional management of kidney diseases by Joanne Bordeos, dietitian II of BGHMC, Ating alamin wastong gawain para sa malusog na bato by Dr. Ian Feb Alquiza, Renal Specialist from Luis Hora Memorial Center in Bauko, Mt. Province and Fast-food menu makeover by Stephen Del-amen, Chef of Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort, Cebu.
In her opening remarks, NDAP-BBC President Imelda Degay mentioned that yearly, the Pre-Nutrition month seminar which is conducted every June aims to provide participants with information about the nutrition month theme and other topics related to the theme. She also mentioned that the organization is planning to conduct an international event on global congress on food and nutrition on February 20-21, 2020 on the same venue.
