Prof. Yves Boirie has been trained as MD, with specialisation in endocrinology, diabetes and completed his education in nutrition with a PhD thesis and a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. He is Professor of Nutrition at the University of Clermont Auvergne, France, and the head of the Clinical Nutrition department at the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand. He is leading a research team entitled “Diet, muscle health and Sarcopenia” within the of Human Nutrition Unit (UNH), one of the larger research unit in Nutrition in France and essential part of the Human Nutrition Research Center of Auvergne (CRNH Auvergne).