Scientific Series: Dr. Sylvia Santosa
Thu, Jan 23
|St. Mary's Research Centre, room 4730
Dr. Sylvia Santosa (Professor, Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology at Concordia University) will be giving a lecture on: "Shared Destinies: How Obesity Echoes Aging"
Time & Location
Jan 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Research Centre, room 4730, 3777 Rue Jean-Brillant, Montréal, QC H3T 1M5, Canada
About the event
Obesity and aging are interconnected processes with striking biological parallels, each significantly influencing health outcomes. In this talk, the mechanisms through which obesity mirrors the effects of aging are explored, emphasizing how excess weight accelerates the aging process. In doing so, we will explore aging processes in childhood and adult onset obesity. Through this model, we will show that obesity not only increases disease burden and affects life expectancy but also demonstrate the origins of these changes from the cell to the whole body. The mechanisms leading to comorbidities in both obesity and aging are strikingly similar, underscoring the need to rethink our understanding and treatment approaches to obesity and aging.
At the end of this presentation, participants will:
Identify at least 3 comorbidities of obesity that also occur with aging.
List at least 3 overlapping biological mechanisms shared by obesity and aging.
Describe 2 characteristics that shift in adipose…