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Day 1 – Sunday, March 14

 Plenary 1

Plant-Based Nutrition and Longevity: Extending Lifespan and Health Span

 Symposium 1

From Lifespan to Health span: Plant-Based Diets in Aging and Longevity

  1. Epidemiological foundations of longevity: Plant-Based Dietary Patterns, Healthy Aging and Mortality: Insights from AHS-2 and Related Cohorts
  2. Epidemiological foundations of longevity: Plant-Based Diets, Long-Term Health Outcomes Including Cancer and Fracture Risk: Insights from EPIC-Oxford and Related Cohorts
  3. Converging Evidence for Healthy Aging: Lessons from Mediterranean Dietary Patterns
  4. Can Plant-Based Diets Slow Biological Aging? The Science of Diet, Longevity, and Health span
  5. Diet Quality and Brain Aging: From Plant-Based Dietary Patterns to Cognitive Health Across the Life Course

 Plenary 2

One Diet Does Not Fit All: Multi-Omics and the Future of Precision Nutrition

 Symposium 2

One Diet Does Not Fit All: Personalizing Plant-Based Nutrition

  1. Beyond Plant-Based: Diet Quality, Definitions, and the Future of Personalized Nutrition
  2. How Dietary Patterns Shape the Microbiome
  3. Molecular Signatures of Diet: Proteomics and Individual Responses to Plant-Based Eating
  4. Precision Nutrition in Clinical Trials: Who Benefits Most from Plant-Based Diets?

 Welcome Reception

Day 2 – Monday, March 15th

 Plenary 3

Plant-based eating: science, practice, and the future of medicine

 Symposium 3

From Plate to Prescription: Plant Foods for the Management and Reversal of Disease

  1. Plant-Based Diets and Residual Cardiovascular Risk: Beyond Traditional Risk Factors
  2. Plant-Based Diets in Type 2 Diabetes: From Glycemic Control to Prevention of Disease Progression
  3. Visceral Fat and Fatty Liver Disease: Plant-Based Strategies for Metabolic Reversal
  4. GLP-1, Satiety, and Metabolic Health: From Pharmacologic Agonists to Plant-Based Dietary Modulation

 Plenary 4

Plenary Lecture: Rethinking Diets for People and Planet: The Science and Future of the EAT-Lancet Commission

 Symposium 4

Food, Health, and the Planet: Evidence, Tradeoffs, and Future Directions

  1. Bridging Human and Planetary Health through Plant-Based Diets
  2. Antibiotic resistance and zoonotic diseases in different diet patterns
  3. Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy Foods: Navigating Environmental Exposures in Modern Diets
  4. Debate: Which Diet Is Better for the Planet? Regenerative Animal-Based or Plant-Based Diets?

 Banquet

Day 3 – Tuesday, March 16th

 Plenary 5

What is Missing in the Protein Guidelines? Evolution of evidence, Practicality, and Transparency in the Dietary Guidelines

 Symposium 5

Rethinking Protein for Healthy Aging: Plant-Centered Strategies in the Era of the Inverted Pyramid

  1. Beyond Protein Quantity: Dietary Patterns, Protein Quality, and Healthy Aging
  2. Meeting Higher Protein Needs with Plant Proteins: Evidence, Controversies, and Opportunities
  3. Ultra-Processed Plant Protein Foods: Nutrition, Health, and Sustainability

 Symposium 6

The Clinical Power of Foundational Plant Foods: Emerging Evidence for Health and Longevity

  1. Whole Grains and Legumes: The Foundation of Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Patterns
  2. Nuts Beyond Heart Health: Emerging Evidence for Metabolic, Cognitive, and Immune Resilience
  3. Fruits and Vegetables: Beyond Essential Nutrients to Chronic Disease Prevention

 Clinical/Translational Symposium

From Evidence to Practice: Implementing Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Care

  1. Optimizing Micronutrient Adequacy in Plant-Based Diets: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
  2. Essential Fatty Acids in Plant-Based Nutrition: Separating Evidence from Controversy
  3. Plant-Based Nutrition Across the Female Lifespan: PCOS, Fertility, Menopause, and Beyond
  4. Helping Patients Transition to Plant-Based Eating: Practical Strategies for Clinicians and Dietitians
  5. The Vegetarian Lifestyle Index and Nutritional Adequacy
  6. Scaling Plant-Based Nutrition: Integrating Evidence into Health Systems
  7. Plant-Based Nutrition in Renal Disease
  8. Evidence-Based Tools for Healthy and Sustainable Food Choices