Women’s Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Advancing Mid-life and Menopausal Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Chair(s)

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  Allison Unger, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Senior Director, Scientific Affairs
  National Dairy Council
  Rosemont, Illinois, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

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  Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, FAND, FASN

  President
  National Dairy Council
  Rosemont, Illinois, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Shivani Sahni, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Hebrew SEniorLife, Harvard Medical School
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG (she/her/hers)

  OBGYN & Chief Medical Officer
  Hers
  Dallas, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): Hologic Inc: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Natural Cycles: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  O Positiv: Consultant (Ongoing)

Women have distinct nutrient, energy and health needs compared to men, with sex and gender recognized as critical factors in the relationship between diet and health from a biological, social and behavioral perspective. Menopause transition and mid-life is a pivotal time in a woman’s life marked by many physiological changes, increasing risk for onset of diet-related chronic diseases impacting future bone, muscle and cardiometabolic health and quality of life. This session will highlight the role of lifestyle, nutrition and eating behaviors to promote women’s health throughout these life stages, with focus on dairy foods as important contributors to optimal body composition and musculoskeletal health. Attendees will leave this session inspired with the latest science, nutrition strategies and tools applicable for a variety of research and practice settings.

As a checkoff organization, National Dairy Council does not and cannot attempt to influence policy.

Presentations:

• 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ET

  Introductions & Women’s Wellness: A Modern Era of Science and Sensibility - Women’s Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Advancing Mid-life and Menopausal Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council

  Speaker: Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, FAND, FASN – National Dairy Council
• 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM ET

  The Role of Diet for Strong Bones and Bodies - Women’s Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Advancing Mid-life and Menopausal Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Shivani Sahni, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hebrew SEniorLife, Harvard Medical School
• 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM ET

  Generation M: Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause - Women’s Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Advancing Mid-life and Menopausal Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG (she/her/hers) – Hers
• 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM ET

  Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Women’s Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Advancing Mid-life and Menopausal Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Chair: Allison L. Unger, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Dairy Council

  Speaker: Katie Brown, EdD, RDN, FAND, FASN – National Dairy Council

  Speaker: Shivani Sahni, PhD – Harvard Medical School

  Speaker: Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG (she/her/hers) – Hers