Ivan Zapanta, RND, MD - Medical Nutrition Specialist

03/11/2025

Exciting! See you at the ESPEN LLL in the Philippines! 🇵🇭

30/10/2025

30/10/2025

🌟 Excited to share this with everyone!
As part of the organizing committee, I’m thrilled to invite all doctors, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists to two major events that highlight how nutrition truly is medicine.

💡17th PHILSPEN Annual Convention
🗓️ November 20–21, 2025
📍 Novotel Manila, Araneta City
Theme: An Integrated Approach to Patient Care
A national gathering of experts and advocates championing the role of clinical nutrition in better patient outcomes.

💡Nutrinnovation Previews: Conversations on Medical Nutrition
🗓️ December 13, 2025 – 3:00 PM
📍 St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City (Hybrid Event)
Organized by the Medical Nutrition and Weight Intervention and Nutrition Services (WINS), this forum will feature engaging discussions on multidisciplinary nutrition interventions in the hospital setting.

If you’re passionate about improving patient care through evidence-based nutrition, these are events you shouldn’t miss.

👉 Join us and be part of the growing movement to integrate nutrition into medicine. Registration details in the comments!

29/10/2025

Mga KaP*Peeps, nagsasakitan na ba ang inyong mga kasu-kasuan na may kasamang pamamaga? Gout to believe, baka Gout na 'yan! 😫

Samahan kami sa panibagong episode ng KonsulTalk at alamin kung ano nga ba ang sanhi nito at kung paano ito maiiwasan.

Hosted by Doc Jai Cabajar, kasama ang ating eksperto na si Doc Hanna Sollano. 🩺

Abangan bukas ang KonsulTalk, October 30 (Huwebes), 6:00 PM sa ating KaP*Peeps at P*P page.

Para sa Kalusugang kayang asahan! *PParaSaBayan!

28/10/2025

🎉 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗶𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟮 – 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 📢 Calling all sports & health professionals, SNAP members, and advocates of healthy aging!
Join us this 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆) for our next exciting episode of WEBiSNAP—a special webinar hosted by the Sports Nutrition Association of the Philippines, Inc. (SNAP)!

🦴💪 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚:
“𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴”

✔️𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗡𝗗𝘀: 1.5
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ZOOM Webinar
🎟️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲: P250
🎟️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://forms.gle/wD4d74ViYSYvmN1s9
🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
✔️ Learn how sarcopenia affects both aging populations and master athletes
✔️ Explore nutrition, exercise, and medical strategies for muscle preservation
✔️ Hear from experts in sports nutrition, medicine, and strength & conditioning

🔒 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦
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26/10/2025

Someone gave this comment to one of my posts recently 😅
So just to clarify, here’s how I usually explain it to my students and patients:

✅ We don’t need to demonize or glorify any macronutrient. Our bodies need carbs, protein, and fat in balanced portions to stay healthy and function properly.

✅ It’s all about balance, moderation, and variety. The goal is not to cut out food groups completely but to understand how much and how often we should have them.

✅ Instead of promoting restrictive or unsustainable diets (and misinformation), let’s encourage what truly makes a lasting difference: nutrition education, mindful eating, regular exercise, and smoking cessation.

✅ And yes, sustainability matters too. Eating patterns that rely heavily on meat can affect not just our health but also the environment.

If you need help figuring out what a balanced and sustainable diet looks like, consult your friendly nutritionist-dietitians. 🌱💪

24/10/2025

Grateful to the Food and Nutrition Services and the Nutrition Committee of Chong Hua Hospital for inviting me to speak at their 3rd Triennial Postgraduate Course in Nutrition with the theme “Change Ready! Cultivating Evidence-Based Dietetics through Science, Compassion, and Adaptability.”

I shared insights on Optimizing Clinical Nutrition Interventions in Hospitalized Patients, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team (NST) in improving outcomes.

To effectively address hospital malnutrition, we need teamwork, communication, and leadership. It is time for nutrition professionals to step up, voice out operational concerns, and advocate for systemic solutions that strengthen nutrition services in our hospitals.

Monitoring nutrient adequacy and measuring relevant outcomes such as functional recovery, infection rates, and length of stay are essential in proving that nutrition care directly improves patient recovery.

Together, physicians, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists can make clinical nutrition a true cornerstone of patient-centered care. 💪🏼

23/10/2025

"Milestone for clinical nutrition 🎉
WHO and the ICD-11 team in Geneva have approved a new diagnosis code: “Undernutrition in Adults” (5B72) — a long-awaited step for our community.
• The code recognizes adult undernutrition and aligns with GLIM-inspired criteria (etiologic + phenotypic).
• Structure: 5B72 with subcategories for inflammation-related, disease-related (non-discernible inflammation), and starvation-related undernutrition; post-coordination for XS0T (Moderate) and XS25 (Severe).
• major ICD-11 addendum will be implemented from 2027
Many thanks to ESPEN representatives campaigning for this initiative: Tommy Cederholm, Elisabet Rothenberg and Rocco Barazzoni.
Heartfelt thanks to Drs. Magdalena Fresk and Christian Francke and the Swedish ICD team at the National Board of Health and Welfare for their support, and to the many societies that endorsed the proposal.
What’s next: 2026 will be our year to prepare guidance and awareness- so that implementation in 2027 is impactful for patients and systems alike.
A big moment for global clinical nutrition. 🌍

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19/10/2025

Ever feel like food choices can be confusing? 😅
Think of it like a traffic light:
🔴 Stop for junk food.
🟡 Wait and consider better options.
🟢 Go for what nourishes you!

Let’s make mindful eating simple and sustainable!

18/10/2025

Join us for NUTRINNOVATION PREVIEWS: Conversations on Medical Nutrition! 🧬

Discover the latest insights in medical nutrition from our panel of physicians, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists as they share real-world experiences and innovations in patient care.

December 13, 2025 (Saturday)
3:00 PM | Hybrid Event
St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City, Conference Rooms A, B, and C
Online access also available!

CPD units applied
Free registration for SLMC Associates
Php 500 for Non-Associates

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage, learn, and collaborate with fellow healthcare professionals in advancing nutrition care.

Register now: https://bit.ly/Nutrinnovation