Global Nutrition Conference Focuses on Nutrition for Healthy Aging
17 März 2011 - 2:08AM
Business Wire
A distinguished panel of physicians and nutrition scientists
from around the world met for the second annual Global
Nutrition Transition Conference, which focused on the effects
of changing worldwide dietary patterns on the aging process,
specifically the role of nutrition in the health of the brain,
skin, immune system and muscles as we age.
The Nutrition Transition refers to shifting global patterns in
diet and lifestyle that are leading to a dramatic rise in the
incidence of increased weight and obesity in countries where, until
recently, obesity was virtually unknown.
Speaker quotes:
- “Brain fitness and proper nutrition
can support the health of the aging brain. Fat makes
up 70 percent of the brain mass so it is not surprising that
balanced nutrition is important for normal brain function,” Gary
Small, M.D., Parlow-Solomon professor on aging at the David Geffen
School of Medicine at UCLA, director of the UCLA Center on
Aging.
- “Everything we eat, drink and inhale
ends up in our skin. The skin has to be fed balanced nutrition from
both the outside and the inside,” Jenny Kim, MD, Ph.D. Division of
Dermatology, West Los Angeles VAMC, Los Angeles and David
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
- “Mexico has surpassed
the U.S. with 68 percent of its people overweight or
obese,” Simon Barquera, MD, Ph.D. Instituto de Salud Publica
de Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
- “South Asians are experiencing a rapid
increase in the incidence of overweight and while they appear lean,
they face special challenges since their excess fat is often
concentrated in the abdomen,” Anoop Misra, M.D., director of the
Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases department of the Fortis Group of
Hospitals in New Delhi.
- “Research shows the connection between
poor nutritional habits and the aging process,” Bharat Aggarwal,
M.D., Director, Cytokine Research Laboratory, MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Texas.
The benefits of a total nutrition solution – one which
encompasses the inclusion of a range of plant foods, and an
emphasis on low fat proteins and healthy fats – is a cornerstone in
building new dietary patterns that will help to support a longer
and healthier life.
The conference was sponsored by the Herbalife Nutrition
Institute, an online resource to promote excellence in the field of
nutrition with information on nutrition science and fitness
science. Its mission is to encourage and support research and
education on the relationship between good health, balanced
nutrition and a healthy, active life.
The speakers at the event are members of the editorial board of
the Herbalife Nutrition Institute. Additionally, Dr. Small is a
member of the company’s Nutrition Advisory Board.
* The University of California as a matter of policy does not
endorse specific products or services. Drs. Small’s and Kim’s
credentials as professors are for identification purposes
only.
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independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife
Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring
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