IANA, Second International Meeting
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Sheraton Hotel, Old Town
July 10-12, 2003

The International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) decided to organize the 2nd International Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA because it is the home of the New Mexico Aging Process Study (NMAPS). The NMAPS was one of the first longitudinal studies on Nutrition and Aging, started in 1979 by James S. Goodwin, M.D. and Philip J. Garry Ph.D. and supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Since 1979 the NMAPS has produced over 180 publications examining the role of nutrition in the aging process.

The 2nd IANA meeting will be organized in collaboration with the Aging Successfully Program, Saint-Louis University (John Morley, M.B.). The Geriatric Program at Saint-Louis University is one of the major clinical and research center in the world. The Geriatric Program at Saint-Louis has been collaborating for many years with the NMAPS in Albuquerque and with the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Gerontology, University of Toulouse, France.

Large parts of the meeting will be devoted to linkages between nutrition and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. There is now more and more evidence that diet, vitamins B12, B6, C, and E, homocysteine, anti-oxidant status, diabetes, cholesterol, ApoE4 are related to cognitive decline in the elderly. Other topics include recommended dietary intake for aging successfully, frailty, nutrition assessment, body composition, sarcopenia and nutrition in long-term care. Researchers from around the world will be present at this meeting.

Preliminary Program

July 10th

4.00-4.30 pm: Welcome to IANA Meeting
B.J. Vellas (Toulouse University), P.J. Garry (University of New-Mexico), J.E. Morley (Saint-Louis University)

4.30-6.00 pm: Symposia No 1: Nutrition Assessment in the Elderly
Chairpersons: B. J. Vellas (Toulouse, France) and P. J Garry (Albuquerque, USA)
Nutrition Assessment as Part of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
L.Rubenstein (Los Angeles, USA)
Updates on the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
Y. Guigoz (Lausanne, Switzerland), B.Vellas (Toulouse, France)
Validation of the MNA form for Asia
W.C. Chumlea (Dayton, USA)

July 11th

8.00-9.00 am: Key Note Lecture: Recommended Dietary Intake for Healthy Aging
R. Russell (Tufts University, Boston, USA)

9.00-10.30 am: Symposia No 2: Cognitive Decline and Diabetes
Chairpersons: A. Sinclair (Warwick, UK) and L.R. Guiterez (Mexico)

MCI in Elderly People with Diabetes: Time for Intervention
A.J. Sinclair (Warwick, UK)
Cognitive Decline in Elderly People with Diabetes: Hypothesis
J.E. Morley (St. Louis, USA)
Diabetes, Frailty and Cognitive Functions in the Elderly
R.Linderman (Albuquerque, USA)

10:30-11:00 am: Refreshment Break

11.00 am-12.30 pm: Key Note Lecture: Overview and Update on the Epidemiology of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity (Speakers to be confirmed)

Oxidative Stress and Muscle Mitochondrial DNA Damage
D. Waters (Albuquerque, USA)
The Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in the Chinese Elderly
Mau EMC, Woo J, Kwok T (Hong-Kong)

12.30-1.30 pm: Lunch Break

1.30-2.00 pm: Key Note Lecture: Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Time for Intervention studies
L. Thal (University of California, San-Diego)

2.00-3.30pm: Symposia No 3: Trace Mineral Element, Vitamins and the Aging Process
Chairpersons: Monique Ferry (Valence, France) and Anne-Marie Roussel (Grenoble, France)

Chromium in Aging
R. Anderson (Baltimore, USA)
Homocysteine and the Aging Process (Speaker to be confirmed)
Vitamins and Minerals in Euronut Seneca Study
M. Ferry (Valence, France)
Dietary Intake of Antioxidant Nutrients and Risk of Alzheimer Disease
M.D. Morris (Chicago, USA)
Selenium Nutriture in the Elderly
Anne-Marie Roussel (Grenoble, France)

3.30-4.00 pm: Refreshment Break

4.00-6.00 pm: Symposia No 4: Body Composition and Aging
Chairperson: T.B. Harris (Bethesda, USA)

Measurement of Body Fat, Muscle Size and Muscle Fat Infiltration, Correlations with Age and Body Fatness
T.B. Harris (Bethesda,USA)
Muscle Fat Infiltration in Relation to Strength and Metabolic Dysregulation
B. Goodpaster (Pittsburgh, USA)
Cross-sectional and Prospective Associations of Muscle Size, Strength and Fat Infiltration with Physical Functioning
M. Visser (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Dynamics and Determinants of Weight Change
S. Kritchevsky (Memphis, USA)
Composition of Weight Loss in Relation to Baseline Body Composition
A. Newman (Pittsburgh, USA)

July 12th

8.00-9.00 am: Key Note Lecture: Calorie Restriction and Aging (Speaker to be confirmed)

9.00-10.30 am: Symposia No 5: Nutrition, Cognitive Functions and Alzheimer's Disease
Chairmen: Bruno Vellas (Toulouse, France) and J.E. Morley (Saint-Louis, USA)

Weight Loss in Alzheimer's Disease and Feeding Behavior
B.Vellas and S. Lauque (University of Toulouse, France)
The Triad of Low Body Weight, Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Loss in MCI and Alzheimer's Disease: Therapeutic Implications
M. Grundman (San-Diego, USA)
Nutrition and Dementia in Hispanic Elderly Persons
J. Fitten (Los Angeles, USA)
Leptin, Dementia and Anorexia
J.P. Michel (Geneva, Switzerland)

10.30-11.00 am: Refreshment Break

11.00 am-12.30 pm: Symposia No 6: Inflammation in the Elderly
Chairpersons: T. Harris (Bethesda, USA) and S. Kritchevsky (Memphis, USA)

Overview and Update of Inflammation in Aging
T. Harris (Bethesda, USA)
Disability and Inflammation
B. Penninx (Winston-Salem, USA)
Body Composition and Inflammation
M. Visser (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Diabetes, Hyperglycemia and Inflammation
N. de Rekeneire (Bethesda, USA)

12.30-1.30 pm: Lunch Break

1.30-2.00 pm: Key Note Lecture: Nutrition in Long-Term Care
R. Chernoff (Little Rock, USA)

2.00-3.30 pm: Symposia No 7: Hormone Replacement Therapy and apoE (E4) Associated with Memory and Coronary Heart Disease
Chairpersons: P.J. Garry (Albuquerque, USA) and T. Salva (Barcelona, Spain)

Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin and Estrogen Without Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor (San Diego, USA)
Changes in Cognitive Functioning Associated with ApoE Genotype in Community Sample of Older Adults (Speaker to be confirmed)
Serum Lipids in Postmenopausal Women: Effects of ApoE Genotype and Hormone Replacement Therapy
P. J. Garry (Albuquerque, USA)
Disclosure of ApoE Genotype: Psychological and Emotional Impact
L. Romero (Albuquerque, USA)

3:30-4.00 pm: Refreshment Break

4.00-5.30 pm: Symposia No 8: Obesity in the Elderly
Chairperson: R. L. Atkinson (Washington, USA)

Etiology of Obesity in the Elderly
N. Dhurandhar. (Indiana, USA)
Pathophysiology and Complication of Obesity in the Elderly
J. Stevens (Atlanta, USA)
Treatment of Obesity in the Elderly
R.L. Atkinson (Washington, USA)