Food4Years Winter 2025 Conference: Barriers and facilitators to eating well in later life

Food4Years Winter 2025 Conference: Barriers and facilitators to eating well in later life

Date: 20th January, 2025

Location: The Meadow Suite

Welcome to the Food4Years Winter 2025 Conference!

Come and join us for the Food4Years Network Conference on 20th January 2025 at the University of Reading.

Our network is committed to the development, integration and communication of healthy, affordable food and specific diets for all older adults. We have planned an exciting range of keynote talks from academia, food manufacture and clinical practise, in addition to listening to the output of the small projects we funded through our network from early career researchers. With a broad range of talks we will have something to suit everyone’s taste, and are looking forward to the fruitful discussion.

Event Format: In-person only.

E vent Registration Opens: Monday, 14th of October 2024

E vent Registration Closes: Thursday 5th of December 2024 (earlier if registration exceeds capacity)

Note: There are 50 spaces, and registration operates on a 'first come, first serve' basis.

T ravel cost: Early Career Researchers will receive support for their standard UK travel costs. Please note that air travel within the UK mainland will not be covered. Reimbursement will be provided after the event so please retain your receipts.

Event Programme:

• 09:00 – Registration / Coffee, Refreshments & Networking – Meadow Suite
• 09:30 – Welcome
• 09:40 – Oral health as a barrier to good nutrition in older adults. Prof Gerry McKenna, Queens University Belfast
• 10:10 – Hydration in older adults: Why is it important and how can we measure it? Dr Diane Bunn, University of East Anglia
• 10:40 – How inequalities drive nutritional outcomes in older adults. Prof Jane Murphy, Bournemouth University
• 11:10 – Q&A
• 11:20 – Coffee, Refreshments & Networking
• 11:40 – Pump-priming project 1: Exploring the Food Aid Landscape1 for Pensioner Age Households (PAH)2 in the UK: Hidden hardship and impact on health and wellbeing (EFAAH Study). Dr Angela Dickinson, University of Hertfordshire
• 12:00 – Pump-priming project 2: SOFIA (ΣΟΦΙΑ)-Successful Older age: Foundations of eatIng and Ageing-well beyond 80 years within diverse communities. Dr Faye Powell, University of Bedfordshire and Dr Fotini Tsofliou, Bournemouth University
• 12:20 – Q&A
• 12:20 – Lunch & Networking
• 13:10 – Pump-priming project 3: Uncovering the role of protein-fibre interactions in inflammation and the development of frailty. Dr Candice Quin, University of Aberdeen.
• 13:30 – Pump-priming project 4: Associations between food insecurity, gut health and immunity across the life course. Dr Oliver Shannon, Newcastle University
• 13:50 – Q&A
• 14:00 – The use of technology in nutrition research with older adults – are they ready? Dr Michelle Weech, University of Reading
• 14:30 – Coffee, Refreshments & Networking
• 15:10 – TBC
• 15:40 – Q&A
• 16:00 – Close of Conference

Host or Publisher Food4Years Ageing Network