Beyond BMI: Lean Body Mass & Nutrition

Publication Date: 09 September 2017

Presenter(s): Carla M. Prado, PhD, RD

Location: The Hague, The Netherlands

Beyond BMI: Lean Body Mass and Nutrition

Dr Prado highlights the value of body composition analysis in determining health and disease risk. She discusses the relationship between muscle mass and malnutrition in key patient populations, in which low muscle mass predicts outcomes, particularly complications and mortality. Dr Prado emphasizes that body mass index (BMI) does not reflect body composition and muscle mass, and therefore should not be used to make clinical decisions regarding nutrition. Dr Prado concludes with a discussion on key nutrients and energy needs for patients with low muscle mass.

Presenter Bio(s)

Carla Prado, PhD, RD

Professor/Canada Research Chair in Integrative Nutrition
Body Composition & Energy Metabolism
Director, Human Nutrition Research Unit
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, CA

Dr Carla Prado is a Professor and Registered Dietitian at the University of Alberta. She directs the Human Nutrition Research Unit, renowned as one of the top research and training facilities for body composition and energy metabolism assessments worldwide.

Dr Prado is an expert in assessing nutritional status through the precise measurement of body composition and energy metabolism. The focus of her current research program is to investigate the prevalence and health outcomes of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with diverse chronic conditions. She is also developing targeted nutrition interventions to optimize body composition and improve health outcomes.

Dr Prado is an Associate Editor of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, and Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists - two of the highest academic honors in her country. She has been recognized in the ‘Canada’s Top 40 under 40’ list, named as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women in Canada: Top 100’, and distinguished as a Highly Cited Researcher by ClarivateTM (Web of Science).

 

 

Category
Adult Muscle Mass