WEBINAR series
Promoting physical activity and healthy diets for healthy ageing
Webinar recorded in November 2024.
Life expectancy has increased in the last years, however there is still a big gap between life expectancy and healthy years of life as people age. Living longer does not mean much if people are not enjoying healthy lives. Many older adults are currently suffering from complications of chronic degenerative diseases that could have been prevented or delayed by adopting a healthy and active lifestyle. Healthy eating and physical are two allies that support older adults to be more independent and autonomous and to enjoy happier and healthier lives.
The IANE webinars are held in partnership with the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health and are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for 9 CPD credits.
Life expectancy has increased in the last years, however there is still a big gap between life expectancy and healthy years of life as people age. Living longer does not mean much if people are not enjoying healthy lives. Many older adults are currently suffering from complications of chronic degenerative diseases that could have been prevented or delayed by adopting a healthy and active lifestyle. Healthy eating and physical are two allies that support older adults to be more independent and autonomous and to enjoy happier and healthier lives.
The IANE webinars are held in partnership with the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health and are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for 9 CPD credits.
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Meet the instructors
Mercedes Zorrilla Tejeda is passionate about promoting healthier and happier lifestyles. She studied a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico. She is also a diabetes educator. After graduating, she decided to study an MSc in Human Nutrition with specialisation in Obesity and Weight Management at University of Glasgow. During her studies at Glasgow, she volunteered with British Heart Foundation and North Glasgow Community Food Initiative. In 2017, Mercedes was a student at NNEdPro Cambridge Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition and awarded a certificate of Merit. She has worked in a clinical practice as a nutritionist, a contract research organisation as a Medical Information Specialist, a nutrition company as a Medical Science Liaison and at the Works Health Organisation European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases as a consultant. She is the NNEdPro Co-Lead of Mexico Regional Network. Currently she works as a Medical Scientific Liaison for a pharmaceutical company that is in charge of the treatments of iron deficiency anemia.
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