Food is Medicine for Healthy Longevity

November 6, 2026

Healthcare professionals, students, and community members alike are invited to Food is Medicine for Healthy Longevity, a day-long conference presented by SUNY Downstate University to explore how nutrition and lifestyle behaviors can help us live more vibrantly as we age. You’ll learn how to maintain and enhance strength and mobility, preserve cognitive vitality and mental health, and incorporate food-as-medicine in light of significant changes in the field — such as the dramatic increase in GLP-1 medication use and precision nutrition. Sessions will also highlight equity in access to healthy food and evidence-based strategies to address overweight and obesity. The conference will... https://www.meetup.com/plant-powered-metro-new-york/events/316711874/