Reframing Obesity Care for Older Adults: Lessons from the New EASO Position Paper
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/23/2026 at 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), in collaboration with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), will present a webinar detailing the 2026 EASO position paper on obesity management in older adults.
During the webinar, international obesity experts will provide a comprehensive review of the updated framework for treating patients aged 65 and older. Panelists include Dr. John Batsis, GSA member and Obesity Interest Group Co-convenor; Professor Volkan Yumuk, EASO president; and Professor Lorenzo M. Donini, co-chair of EASO Sarcopenic Obesity and Obesity in Older Adults Working Group who led the development of the position statement.
The expert faculty will discuss why body mass index (BMI) alone is an insufficient diagnostic tool for older populations, as it can mask sarcopenic obesity, and they will highlight a variety of aspects of multidimensional assessment of an older adult with obesity. Building on the importance of prioritizing the preservation of muscle mass, mobility, and independence over simple numbers on a scale, they will examine key facets of multimodal interprofessional management of older adults with obesity.
John Batsis, MD
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John A. Batsis, MD, FACP, AGSF, FGSA, FTOS, is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in Geriatric Medicine and Nutrition. Dr. Batsis is a geriatrician and clinician researcher who is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine. He provides care in the outpatient and nursing home setting to older adults with obesity, multimorbidity, and frailty. His research focuses on the interplay between fat and muscle in older adults mongst older adults with a goal of improving physical function during weight loss. He also focuses on methods relevant to understanding the heterogeneity of aging. Dr. Batsis is funded by the National Institutes of Health having published over 240 papers. He is co-Chair of the Obesity Section of the Gerontological Society of America and a member of international consortiums including the Global Leadership Initiative for Sarcopenia and the Sarcopenic Obesity Global Leadership Initiative.
Volkan Demirhan Yumuk, MD, FACP, FACE
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
President, European Association for the Study of Obesity
Lorenzo M. Donini, MD
Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Experimental Medicine Department
Co-Chair, EASO Sarcopenic Obesity and Obesity in Older Adults Working Group
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