Nutrition is important in everyday life and plays an important role in the frailty of older adults either living in the community, in hospitals, or in long term care.
Data collection for the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) research study finished early in 2016 and the research team, led by Dr. Heather Keller, are now the in the stages of analyzing the data.
Nutrition in Disguise is a volunteer-run project at the research kitchen located at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, where the research team is using innovative strategies to increase the nutrient content of everyday popular recipes.
The 45th annual Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) was held in Montreal, Quebec from October 20th to 22nd, 2016.
Professor Heather Keller attended the 17th International Congress of Dietetics in Granada, Spain from September 7th to 10th, 2016.
The 38th ESPEN Congress was hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 17th to 20th, 2016 where researchers, physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses came together to discuss current research and network.
The 2016 Dietitians of Canada National Conference was held June 8th to 11th in Winnipeg, Manitoba where researchers, registered dietitians, and students had the opportunity to network with colleagues, share research results and practical experiences, and learn from each other.
The Research Institute for Aging (RIA) hosted the 2016 Four City Geriatric Research Day on June 22 in Waterloo.
The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) hosted the 2016 annual conference in Gatineau, Quebec at the Hilton Lac-Leam on May 5th to 7th.
The nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research has put together a video about malnutrition in older adults to shed light on this hidden epidemic.