GLP-1RAs, Appetite, and Metabolism (Poster Theater Flash Session 5)

Chair(s)

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  Catia Martins, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Nutrition Sciences Research
  The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Ana Palacios, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Georgia Southern University
  Savannah, Georgia, United States

  Disclosure(s): Weight Watchers International: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Presenting Author(s)

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  Demsina Babazadeh, PhD, MPH, RDN, FAND (she/her/hers)

  PhD Researcher
  University of California, Davis
  Sacramento, California, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• BM

  Benjamin Madura, PhD

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine
  LUBBOCK, Texas, United States

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

  Giorgia Rutigliani, BSc; MSc (she/her/hers)

  PhD Candidate
  Purdue University
  Lafayette, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Sylvia Wentroble, BS

  Master's Student
  Oklahoma State University
  Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Gaurav Kudchadkar, MBBS, PhD (he/him/his)

  Post Doctoral Fellow
  Texas Tech University
  Lubbock, Texas, United States

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

Poster Theater Flash Sessions will feature flash talks followed by discussion time by a poster board. Each speaker will have up to 4 minutes (and up to 3 slides) to highlight major findings and other noteworthy or interesting details. After the flash talks, presenters will stand by their poster for dialogue with NUTRITION 2026 attendees. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:04 AM ET

  Changes in Food Cravings, Dietary Intake, and Body Composition During GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Titration in Adults With Obesity
  

  Presenting Author: Demsina Babazadeh, PhD, MPH, RDN, FAND (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Stephanie R. Therrien – Knownwell Health

  Co-Author: Angela K. Fitch – Knownwell Health

  Co-Author: Francene M. Steinberg, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
• 8:04 AM - 8:08 AM ET

  Effects of Two Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (Semaglutide and Tirzepatide) on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Male and Female Mice
  

  Presenting Author: Benjamin Madura, PhD – Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine

  Co-Author: Maryam Seifishahpar, PhD – Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine

  Co-Author: MD Khurshidul Zahid, PhD – Texas Tech University

  Co-Author: Abdelilah Arredouani – Qatar Biomedical Research Institute and Hamad Bin Khalifa University

  Co-Author: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
• 8:08 AM - 8:12 AM ET

  The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use on Chemosensory Systems and Ingestive Behavior
  

  Presenting Author: Giorgia Rutigliani, BSc; MSc (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Richard Mattes, Dr, MPH, PhD, R.D. (he/him/his) – Purdue University
• 8:12 AM - 8:16 AM ET

  Metabolic Outcomes in Young Adult Males With Normal Weight Obesity After Resistance and Aerobic Training
  

  Presenting Author: Sylvia Wentroble, BS – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Andrea Aguirre Camorlinga, Bachelor's – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Shawn Allen – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Bree Baker, PhD – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Sam R. Emerson, PhD – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Tyler J. Godsey, B.S. Biology (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Cameron A. Medina – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Bryan Medrano – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Elizabeth Nowlin – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Reagan Roberts – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Ella Smith – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Nick J. Spokely – Oklahoma State University

  Co-Author: Samuel Vasquez – Oklahoma State University
• 8:16 AM - 8:20 AM ET

  Food Noise: Psychosocial Correlates in a Treatment-Seeking Population
  

  Presenting Author: Gaurav Mahendra Kudchadkar, MBBS, PhD (he/him/his) – Texas Tech University

  Co-Author: David B. Allison – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Emily J. Dhurandhar – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  Co-Author: Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, PhD – Texas Tech University

  Co-Author: Chaoling Dong – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Gareth R. Dutton – University of Alabama at Birmingham