Home-cooked meals best for health, DOST-FNRI says
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In this age when fast foods reign, home cooked meals are still best for health, as shown in several studies by experts from the Department of Science and Technology - Food Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI).
Foods eaten away from home has been associated with poor diet quality, reveals one of said DOST-FNRI studies. Conducted by Dr. Josie P. Desnacido, the study titled “Eating Away from Home among Filipino Adults : Association with Nutritional Status and Metabolic Risk Factors” uncovers the effects of eating takeaway food.
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DOST-assisted product lands in France
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The humble pamaypay (fan) has gone a long way, literally.
At the Philippine Independence Day Reception organized by the Philippine Embassy in Paris on 15 June 2017, Philippine made fans were distributed as souvenir items, with dignitaries and guests being photographed carrying the fan with the iconic Eiffel Tower in the background.
President Duterte to keynote 2018 National S&T Week celebration in Mindanao
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Heads up everyone!
This year’s celebration of 2018 National S&T Week in Mindanao is definitely one for the books as no less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will keynote the opening ceremonies of the celebration with theme “Science for the People of Mindanao: Innovation for Collective Prosperity.”
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DOST’s STARBOOKS named as priority program for 2018
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The Science and Technology Academic and Research Based Openly Operated Kiosks, or STARBOOKS, is again named as a Priority Program, Project, Activity (PPA) under the 2018 National Priority Plan. This means that institutions who will partner with STARBOOKS can claim full tax deductions.
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