Strong Foundations, Resilient Futures: Nutrition at Every Stage

Diet and lifestyle play a vital role in supporting our wellbeing at every stage of life. From early childhood through adulthood and into later years, the choices we make can build resilience, preserve strength, and enhance quality of life. Making positive changes can be beneficial at any age and it’s never too late to improve our health.

This unique conference explores the growing body of evidence linking nutrition to our healthspan — the period of life spent in good health, free from chronic disease and disability. As populations age worldwide, extending our healthspan has become a critical public health goal. Diet-related conditions such as obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease are leading causes of morbidity, yet many are preventable or modifiable with targeted dietary and lifestyle interventions. Additionally, factors like muscle maintenance, gut health, cognitive resilience, and hormone balance are now understood to be influenced by nutrition across the life course.

Key Themes to Be Explored Include:

• How nutrition sets the foundation for lifelong health
• The role of the gut microbiome in healthy ageing, and how it evolves from infancy to old age
• The impact of social media and cultural influences on diet in young adults — and the long-term implications
• Strategies to support metabolic and musculoskeletal health during critical transitions like adolescence, perimenopause, and ageing
• Emerging research on the role of protein, dairy, and whole-diet approaches in preserving function and independence in later life
• Practical tools for nutritionists and dietitians to make informed, age-appropriate dietary recommendations

By bringing together leading experts from across disciplines, this event offers a comprehensive view of how nutrition can support resilience, independence, and wellbeing from cradle to later life. Whether you're working in clinical care, public health, or simply passionate about healthy ageing, this conference will provide fresh insights and practical takeaways to support health and wellbeing recommendations.

Info: Tea, coffee and pastries will be served int he Cavendish Room

Info: Welcome from Dairy UK and opening remarks from conference Chair Clare Johnston: Journalist/vlogger, The Honest Channel

Info: This opening session sets the stage by exploring how diet, gut health, and lifestyle choices interact across different life stages and young adulthood to influence the trajectory of healthy ageing.

Info: This session focuses on the critical period of women’s health, including the perimenopausal and menopausal transition — a time when diet and lifestyle habits have long-lasting implications for future health.

Info: Nourishing the body after menopause/mid-life and beyond: as ageing accelerates after menopause and mid-life, this session examines specific dietary approaches to support wellbeing and longevity.

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