Are the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide and healthy diet recommendations adapted for older adults?
Stéphanie Chevalier, RD, PhD, is an Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director of the School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, an Associate Member in the Department of Medicine and Medical Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. A registered dietitian, she earned her Ph.D. degree in nutrition, from University of Montreal and completed postdoctoral studies in nutrition and metabolism at McGill. Her main area of expertise is protein metabolism and the role of dietary protein, amino acids and other nutrients in muscle and function loss observed in aging and metabolic disorders such as cancer and type 2 diabetes. She also investigates the interplay between nutrition, muscle health and cognition in older individuals from observational studies and clinical trials. Her research program is funded by the CIHR, CFI, and the Canadian Cancer Society. Dr. Chevalier serves as the VP-Research on the CNS Board of Directors, on the Québec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Aging (NuAge) – Steering Committee, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging – Lifestyle Working Group and the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging – Team 5 on Lifestyle.