124th Abbott Nutrition Research Conference (ANRC)

INTRODUCING A VIRTUAL, GLOBAL, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

For over 50 years, the Abbott Nutrition Research Conference (ANRC) has brought together key experts and clinicians from around the globe to discuss scientific advances in nutrition. This year, the conference will focus on the role of nutrition, muscle health, and physical activity in supporting healthy aging and longevity.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the WHO Healthy Aging framework and the relationships among intrinsic capacity, functional ability, and healthy aging across the lifespan

• Discuss how age-related changes in mobility, cognition, and vitality may influence future function and healthy aging, and the role of muscle health across these domains

• Discuss the evidence supporting protein, HMB, creatine, and physical activity as modifiable approaches to preserving function and promoting healthy aging across the lifespan

Opening Remarks

Hakim Bouzamondo, MD, MSc, MBA

Divisional Vice President, Head of Global Nutrition Research and Development
Innovation, and Scientific & Medical Affairs
Abbott Nutrition

Moderator

Francesco Landi, MD, PhD

Full Professor of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Geriatrics and Orthopaedic Sciences
Director, School of Specialization in Geriatrics
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Director, Department of Ageing, Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Sciences
Director, Complex Operational Unit of Geriatric Internal Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, ITALY

Presenting Faculty & Presentation Title

Healthy Aging and Intrinsic Capacity: Emerging Perspectives on Function Across the Lifespan
Philipe de Souto Barreto, PhD

Professor
Université de Toulouse
Scientific Director
Institute of Ageing
Gerontopole of the CHU-Toulouse
Toulouse, France

Muscle Health as a Driver of Mobility, Cognition, and Vitality
Roger Fielding, PhD

Senior Scientist, Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging Directive
Professor of Nutrition and Medicine
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Boston, MA, USA

Midlife Transitions and Healthy Aging: Implications for Muscle, Metabolism, and Future Function
Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD

Professor of Exercise Physiology & Nutrition
Co-Director, Applied Physiology Laboratory
Co-Director, Human Performance Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Leveraging Nutrition and Physical Activity to Preserve Function
Jeffrey Stout, PhD

Professor and Founding Director, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL, USA