Nutritional and Lifestyle Drivers of Aging and Chronic Disease (Oral Session 4)

Chair(s)

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  Raedeh Basiri, PhD/Registered Dietitian (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Nutrition and Food Studies
  George Mason University
  Fairfax, Virginia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Co-Chair(s)

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  Ravinder Nagpal, MSc, PhD, FASN

  Betty Watts Endowed Professor
  Florida State University
  Tallahassee, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Muzi Na, PhD, MHS, FASN

  Associate Professor
  The Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Fenglei Wang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Peking University
  Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Selorm Attu, MPhil

  Senior Graduate Assistant
  University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Evan Paules, PhD

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): Balchem, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET

  Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Long-Term Cognitive Decline: A Weighted Analysis in the ARIC Cohort
  

  Presenting Author: Muzi Na, PhD, MHS, FASN – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Shutong Du – AbbVie

  Co-Author: Alison Fohner – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Hyunju Kim, PhD MPH – University of Washington

  Co-Author: Casey M. Rebholz, PhD, MPH, MNSP, MS – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• 8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET

  Metabolomic Signatures of Aging and Their Associations with Clinical Biomarkers and Mortality
  

  Presenting Author: Fenglei Wang, PhD – Peking University

  Co-Author: Anne-Julie Tessier – Université de Montréal

  Co-Author: Andrea J. Glenn – New York University

  Co-Author: Marta Guasch-Ferré – University of Copenhagen

  Co-Author: Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• 8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET

  Higher-Protein Dietary Pattern With Physical Activity Increases Lean Mass and Improves Sleep Quality in Postmenopausal Women: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Selorm S. Attu, MPhil – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Jamie I. Baum, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Sydney E. Boudrey, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Caroline Coughlin – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Lainie Crouch – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Leen Samman – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Keith E. Santos, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
• 9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET

  Tirzepatide Improves Metabolic Health but Is Associated With Hepatic Tumor Development in Aged Mice With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
  

  Presenting Author: Evan M. Paules, PhD – Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez – Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Jose-Luis Garduno-Hernandez – Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Erika Rezeli – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Rani Sellers – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Kristen Atlwegg – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Micheal Coleman – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Co-Author: Stephen D. Hursting – Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill