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More Than Living Longer: Supporting Healthy Aging Through Nutrition, Muscle Health, and Physical Activity

How can nutrition, muscle health, and physical activity support healthy aging and preserve function across the lifespan?

Opening Remarks: Hakim Bouzamondo, MD, MSc, MBA

Moderator: Francesco Landi, MD, PhD

Presenter(s): Philipe de Souto Barreto, PhD; Roger Fielding, PhD; Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD; Jeffrey Stout, PhD

Date: 27 October 2026

Time: Noon-2 PM ET

Location: Live webinar

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 2.0 CE; Dietitian 2.0 CPEU

Summary:

This webinar explores healthy aging, intrinsic capacity, and the role of muscle health in supporting function across the lifespan. Expert faculty discuss age-related changes in mobility, cognition, and vitality, and review evidence for protein, HMB, creatine, and physical activity as strategies to preserve function and promote healthy aging.

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.

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More Than Living Longer: Supporting Healthy Aging Through Nutrition, Muscle Health, and Physical Activity

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Key Takeaways:

Healthy aging involves maintaining functional ability and intrinsic capacity throughout life.
Muscle health contributes to mobility, cognition, and vitality and may influence future functional outcomes.
Midlife transitions may affect muscle health, metabolism, and long-term function.
Nutrition strategies, including protein and HMB, alongside creatine and physical activity, are discussed as modifiable approaches to support healthy aging.

Presenter Bio(s):

Hakim Bouzamondo, MD, MSc, MBA

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

Hakim Bouzamondo, M.D., MSc, MBA, is divisional vice president of Abbott’s Nutrition Global Research and Development. He is responsible for pediatric, adult and performance nutrition product development, innovation, education, clinical and preclinical research. He leads a team of more than 600 scientists, across five R&D centers located in the Americas, EMEA and Asia.

Hakim is also the chair of the Executive Committee of the Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory – an innovative partnership between Abbott Nutrition and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign focused on research at the crossroads of nutrition and neuroscience. Hakim is a medical doctor by training.

He has an MSc degree and completed his pharmacology postdoctoral training at Paris University. He also completed an executive MBA from Ashridge Business School in the United Kingdom.

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 Aging, Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Sciences
Director, Complex Operational Unit of Geriatric Internal Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Francesco Landi, MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy. He is Director of the Department of Aging, Orthopaedic andRheumatologic Sciences at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS and Director of the School of Specialization in Geriatrics. He earned his medical degree, his specialization in Geriatrics and a PhD in Preventive Medicine at the Università Cattolica. He trained as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Medical School and served as visiting Professor at Brown University. He also had a long-standing scientific collaboration with the University of Florida.

His research focuses on healthy ageing, sarcopenia and frailty. As Principal Investigator of several national and European projects, including SPRINTT, he has developed physical activity protocols to promote healthy ageing. He designed a longevity check-up based on eight predictors of healthy aging. This check-up is the core of the Longevity RUN Project, a nationwide initiative that combines health screening with a non-competitive run. Prof. Landi is Past President of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and a promoter of the European Consensus on Sarcopenia. He serves on national and international expert panels developing guidelines on nutrition, sarcopenia and physical function in older adults. He has authored more than 450 peer-reviewed articles and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals.

Philipe de Souto Barreto, PhD, HDR

Professor of Gerontology
IHU HealthAge
Scientific Director
Institute of Ageing
Gerontopole of the CHU-Toulouse
Toulouse, France

Philipe de Souto Barreto, PhD, HDR, is Professor of Gerontology at the University of Toulouse and Director of the Institute of Aging at the Gerontopôle of Toulouse University Hospital, a WHO Collaborating Center. He is also a member of the management structure of IHU HealthAge, an institute focused on geroscience and healthy longevity.

An internationally recognized researcher in aging, Professor de Souto Barreto’s work focuses on physical activity and exercise, frailty, intrinsic capacity, healthy aging, and geroscience. He has contributed to international guidelines, consensus statements, and research initiatives addressing physical function and healthy longevity in older adults.

Professor de Souto Barreto has authored more than 280 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He has served as principal investigator, local principal investigator, or co-investigator on numerous national and international research programs. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, and has held editorial roles with other journals focused on aging, frailty, and healthy longevity.

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

Roger A Fielding, PhD, is a Senior Scientist with the Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging Directive at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. He is also Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Boston Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.

Dr Fielding received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology from Boston University in 1983, a Master of Arts in Physical Education from Ball State University in 1985, and a PhD in Nutrition from Tufts University in 1993.

Dr Fielding is an internationally known researcher who studies the underlying mechanisms contributing to the age-associated decline in skeletal muscle mass, the resultant impact on function, and the potential role of exercise, nutrition, physical activity, and other therapies in attenuating this process. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 117).

Dr Fielding has a strong record of extramural funding, including support from the NIH, USDA, foundations, and industry. He is a Deputy Editor of the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, Calcified Tissues International, and Musculoskeletal Research. He has also served as a reviewer on numerous NIH study sections and was elected to the NIH/CSR College of Reviewers. In 2015, he received the Olof Johnell Science Award from the International Osteoporosis Foundation, and in 2021 he received the Herbert Fleisch Medal from the same organization. In 2024, he received the Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award from the Gerontological Society of America.

Abbie Smith-Ryan, PhD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN

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

Abbie E Smith-Ryan, PhD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN, is a Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Allied Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina. She leads an innovative lab focused on research in body composition, metabolism, sport nutrition, and exercise performance, with special attention to women across the lifespan. Dr Smith-Ryan contributes to the current body of scientific literature with over 240 peer-reviewed manuscripts, a number of scholarly books and book chapters, and international/national presentations. She is a leader in the field and has been recognized as a Research Pioneer by Women in Nutraceuticals (2025), and as the Outstanding Sports Scientist of the Year (2022), Young Investigator of the Year (2015), and the Nutrition Researcher of the Year (2013) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Dr. Smith-Ryan is passionate about improving others' health and quality of life through evidence-based research.

Jeffrey Stout, PhD

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

Jeffrey R Stout, PhD, is a Pegasus professor and founding director for the School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Health Professions and Sciences. He is recognized as a national and international scholar in the field of kinesiology.

Before his current role, he served as the interim dean for the College of Health Professions and Sciences (2018-2019) and chair for the Department of Educational and Human Sciences (2017-2018). Stout earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in exercise physiology from the University of Nebraska and has more than 30 years of university teaching experience.

When Stout began his career, he was committed to increasing opportunities for underrepresented students and faculty in the field. As a first-generation scholar, he places particular emphasis on ensuring all students have equitable access to educational opportunities.

Stout is one of the world’s leading researchers on the topic of creatine and other dietary supplements and nutritional interventions for performance enhancement. Throughout his career, he has co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, 300 national and international presentations, nine books, and 13 book chapters focusing on nutrition, exercise performance, and body composition in youth and older populations.

He has also been instrumental in establishing the Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, which brings together researchers from different disciplines to conduct impactful research that translates into health and performance improvements. According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 36,715 times in the literature (h-index 87, i10-index 340). In addition to being a prolific researcher, Stout is deeply committed to helping his students grow and succeed. He has served as a dissertation chair or committee member for 47 doctoral students, and he uses his vast network of connections to help his students find the career of their dreams.

Stout has received Fellow status from four different national organizations: the National Academy of Kinesiology, the American College of Sports Medicine, the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and the Strength and Conditioning Association. He has also received multiple national recognition awards, including the “Educator of the Year,” “Nutrition Research Achievement, and “Outstanding Sports Scientist” from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Stout holds a 2nd-degree (nidan) black belt in judo and has served as an international-level judo coach for Team USA. In 2016, he received the Doc Counsilman Science Award from the United States Olympic Committee for his work with Team USA Judo.

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