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Nutrition and Aging Biology | June 25-26, 2024 Workshop

Agenda & Plenaries

  • Workshop Agenda
  • Summary of Publication from July 2023 RCCN Workshop: Promoting Healthy Aging Through Nutrition - Kyla Shea (Slides) (Recording)
  • Plenary: Why Does Caloric Restriction Appear to Extend Lifespan? - Roz Anderson (Slides) (Recording)
  • Plenary: Positive, Negatives and Unknowns in Obesity Treatment in Older Adults - Denise Houston (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 1: Open Questions on Caloric Restriction’s Effect on Lifespan and Healthspan

  • Rigor and Reproducibility in Caloric Restriction Experiments - David Allison (Slides) (Recording)
  • Effects on Cognition & Brain Health – Animals - Mark Mattson (Slides) (Recording)
  • Effects on Cognition & Brain Health – Humans - Mark Espeland (Slides) (Recording)
  • Caloric Restriction’s Effect on Lifespan and Healthspan - Daniel Adekunbi (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 2: Intake Timing

  • Gene x Caloric Restriction Interactions - Gary Churchill (Slides) (Recording)
  • Time Restricted Feeding in Older Animals - Abbi Hernandez (Slides) (Recording)
  • Intermittent Fasting versus Caloric Restriction & Time Restricted Eating in Human Studies - Courtney Peterson (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 3: Other Approaches and Considerations

  • Protein Restriction - Dudley Lamming (Slides) (Recording)
  • Ketogenic Diets & Hyperketonemia - Brianna Stubbs (Slides) (Recording)
  • Potential Benefits of ‘Reduced/Low’ Carb Diets for Better Metabolic and Cognitive Health in Older Adults - Stephen Cunnane (Slides) (Recording)
  • Microbiome as a Target and Mediator of Dietary Interventions - Karen Corbin (Recording)
  • Aging and the Microbiome - Jacob Allen (Slides) (Recording)
  • What About the Oldest Old? - Connie Bales (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 4: Treating Obesity in Older Adults

  • Shared Genetic and Metabolic Risks of Liver Disease with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease - Kate Townsend Creasy (Slides) (Recording)
  • Diet, Sarcopenia, and Obesity - Danae Gross (Slides) (Recording)
  • Mitigating Bone and Muscle Loss (Exercise / Protein / Drugs) - Kristen Beavers (Slides) (Recording)
  • GLP-1RA’s Effects in Older Adults - John Batsis (Slides) (Recording)
  • What Do ‘Personalized Interventions’ Look Like with Respect to Obesity Treatment - Susan Yanovski (Slides) (Recording)