Professor Valter Longo leads review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and healthy lifespan.
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Healthy Planet, Healthy Aging
This Earth Day, USC Leonard Davis experts share why caring for the environment can help people have healthier lifespans.

Nutrition and Aging: 11 Myths and Misconceptions
Edward Schneider, MD shares nutrition tips for older adults looking to eat healthier.

Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s
The USC Daryl and Irwin Simon Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Research Fund was created to explore the role diet can play in the prevention or delay of Alzheimer’s disease.

USC Launches Three New Nutrition and Dietetics Master’s Degrees
Beginning in the fall of 2021, these innovative programs, offered both online and on campus, will provide students with a flexible approach to gaining expertise for in-demand careers in areas of food service management, dietetics, and nutrition across the lifespan.

Master’s Student Discovers Passion For Nutrition At USC Leonard Davis
“Now, I feel like I’m on the right direction,” student Shauna Davis says of the online Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity program.

Nutrition Expert Achieves Global Reach In Fighting Alzheimer’s With USC Leonard Davis
At the Amos Institute, alumna Amylee Amos shares dietary interventions that aim to slow or potentially reverse neurodegenerative decline.

Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity Student Spotlight: Lily Reisinger
Lily Reisinger, a first-year graduate student in the Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity program, hails from St. Louis, Missouri and has always loved to cook.

“Teach, Don’t Preach” and Other Nutrition Tips from the Compton Vegan
Lemel Durrah, chef and owner of Compton Vegan, shares advice on how people of all ages can eat and live well.

Aspiring Dietitian Aims to Promote Healthy Habits & Reduce Disparities
Alicia Miller plans on working with women and children in underrepresented and underserved communities after completing her Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity.