Recorded Webinars
- Caffeine Curious: Understanding the Impacts on Energy and Health
Description: For many, caffeine is an integral part of day-to-day life, with roughly 85% of the U.S. population consuming at least one caffeinated beverage per day 1 . But despite caffeine having a usual place in most morning routines, there is still some confusion around its effects and benefits. How does caffeine actually work in the body? How much caffeine I am getting? What is the right amount of caffeine? How much caffeine is too much? Are there health benefits of caffeine?
- Beyond Adequate: Understanding the Science of Optimal Hydration
Description: Staying hydrated is essential for maintaining long-term health, yet only about 40% of the US population meet the National Academy of Medicine recommendations for adequate fluid intakes. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) play an integral role in helping patients understand the importance of optimal water balance and staying properly hydrated. In this 75-minute webinar from PepsiCo Health & Nutrition Sciences (H&NS), learn from two hydration experts as they review current fluid intake trends in the US.
- Personalized Nutrition and Applications for Practice
Description: As scientific evidence continues to demonstrate that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for nutrition and health, consumers are seeking personalized nutrition solutions to better understand how to customize diet choices to meet individual needs. Although personalized nutrition is gaining popularity among consumers and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) alike, there is still much to learn on the topic.
- Exploring Traditional and Emerging Functional Ingredients
Description: Functional ingredients are a growing topic of interest for healthcare professionals and patients alike. Functional ingredients can provide an array of benefits, and new research and discoveries are continuing to be made about their properties. As an emerging area of focus for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), this webinar will provide an introduction to traditional and emerging functional ingredients and their benefits, sources, and practical applications.
- Savvy Snacking: Tips & Trends to Optimize Nutrition
Description: Snacking is a routine part of our day-to-day lives, and yet new research and trends are emerging on the topic every day. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) and other nutrition professionals are addressing the topic of snacking regularly with patients and clients, answering questions about optimal snack choices and pairings, snacking trends in work-from-home and on-the-go environments, and snacking benefits for nutrition and health.
- Addressing the Intersection of Sustainability and Nutrition: Guidance for Your Practice
Description: Sustainable food practices continue to be top-of-mind for healthcare professionals and clients and patients alike. Increasingly, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are addressing the intersection of sustainability and nutrition with their patients. Still, many are looking to deepen their knowledge of the topic and explore creative and approachable recommendations for everyone.
Join the PepsiCo Health and Nutrition Sciences team and our expert speakers as we share tools to help patients make more sustainable food choices. - Unpacking Preconceptions About Packaged Foods
Description: Food is emotional and, as dietitians, we acknowledge this emotional component when working with our clients. However, it’s easy to overlook the feelings we hold ourselves when it comes to recommending or avoiding certain foods and ingredients. Feedback from our December 2021 webinar “Lifting the Veil on How Food is Made: A Science-Based Discussion” suggests that even among health practitioners there is concern and/or uncertainty when it comes to processed foods and ingredients.
- Affordability and Nutrition in the American Diet: Strategies to Close Crucial Nutrient Gaps
Description: Are you a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) working with budget-conscious patients and clients? RDNs know meeting recommended intakes for fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy can be a challenge.
- Lifting the Veil on How Food is Made: A Science-Based Discussion
Description: Do you get questions from patients or clients about processed foods and beverages? This topic is often met with uncertainty, curiosity, and skepticism. Join PepsiCo Health and Nutrition Sciences for an engaging discussion featuring food and nutrition experts as they tackle this topic, share science-based information and answer YOUR questions.
- Sharing Your “Good News Folder”
Description: Have you ever attributed your career success to external reasons and not your true abilities, knowledge, or expertise? Do you know someone who believes they do not deserve professional accolades because they feel they are not competent or worthy? These are telling signs of Impostor Syndrome (IS). And according to new research, many in the nutrition and dietetics community experience it.
