Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health

Monday, July 27, 2026

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Location:Maryland Ballroom A

CE Credit Available (in-person attendance only)

Chair(s)

Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI

President, American Society for Nutrition
Horn Distinguished Professor
Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

Keith West, Jr., DrPH, MPH (he/him/his)

George G. Graham Professor of Infant and Child Nutrition
International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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

Speaker(s)

Jacques Delarue, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

President-Elect
International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Brest University
Brest, Bretagne, France

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Ismahane Elouafi, PhD (she/her/hers)

Executive Managing Director
CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
Montpellier, France

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD

Executive Director
Nutrition and Clinical Services Division
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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

Panelist(s)

Nancy Aburto, PhD MS

Deputy Director
Food and Nutrition Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, Lazio, Italy

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Luz De Regil, PhD

Director
Department of Nutrition and Food Safety
World Health Organization

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

The NUTRITION 2026 Presidential Symposium will examine how a One Health framework links agriculture, food systems, and human health, positioning nutrition science as a bridge between them. Featuring leaders from CGIAR and ICDDR, this session will highlight how climate-resilient agriculture, food system diversification, and locally produced foods translate into healthier diets, resilient gut microbiomes, and improved growth and health outcomes, particularly for women and children in climate-stressed and food-insecure settings.

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:32 AM ET

Welcome and Introductions - Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
10:32 AM - 10:40 AM ET

Celebrating 80 Years of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences
Speaker: Jacques Delarue, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – International Union of Nutritional Sciences
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM ET

Introduction - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM ET

Building Resilient Food Systems for Health, People and the Planet
Speaker: Ismahane Elouafi, PhD (she/her/hers) – CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM ET

Nourishing Children Through Local Food Systems: Biodiversity, the Microbiome, and Healthy Growth
Speaker: Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM ET

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Co-Chair: Keith P. West, Jr., DrPH, MPH (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Speaker: Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD – International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Speaker: Ismahane Elouafi, PhD (she/her/hers) – CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
Panelist: Nancy J. Aburto, PhD MS – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Panelist: Luz De Regil, PhD – World Health Organization
11:55 PM - 12:00 PM ET

Closing Remarks - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health
Chair: Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI – Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center