Presentation To The International Council On Active Ageing Conference 2020

October 28, 2020

My Presentation on Ageism in Health and Eating guidance

I loved being involved in this great event, which should have been in California this year but is being managed beautifully in the virtual world.

I spoke about the ageism that exists in health and nutrition advice and what we need to do to ensure older adults get what they need to thrive into later life.

Here is a link of the recording on youtube.

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