Sports/Performance Nutrition (Poster Theater Flash Session 2)

Chair(s)

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  Tianou Zhang, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of the Pacific
  Stockton, California, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

• CO

  Carmen Ortega-Santos, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  George Washington University
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Anthony Dempsey

  Research Assistant
  University of New Hampshire
  Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Derek Miketinas, PhD, RD

  Associate Professor
  Nutrition and Food Sciences
  Texas Woman's University
  Houston, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): Grain Food Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Ingredion, Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Mead Johnson Nutrition/Reckitt: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  National Cattleman's Beef Association: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
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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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  Sajjad Rezaei, PhD (he/him/his)

  PhD Student (Graduate Assistant)
  Arizona State University
  phoenix, Arizona, 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:

• 10:04 AM - 10:08 AM ET

  Low Energy Availability and Its Relationship to Nutritional Status and Bone Health in Collegiate Athletes
  

  Presenting Author: Anthony Dempsey – University of New Hampshire
• 10:08 AM - 10:12 AM ET

  Pea vs Whey Protein Isolate on Body Composition And Muscle Strength In Young Untrained Adults During Resistance Training: Preliminary Analysis of a Double-Blinded RCT
  

  Presenting Author: Derek C. Miketinas, PhD, RD – Texas Woman's University

  Co-Author: Wayne Brewer – Texas Woman's University

  Co-Author: Jing Zhou, Ph.D. – Ingredion Inc.

  Co-Author: Kirstie Canene-Adams – Ingredion Inc.
• 10:12 AM - 10:16 AM ET

  A Higher-Protein Dietary Pattern With Physical Activity Improves Lipid Profiles and Handgrip Strength in Postmenopausal Women Following a 16-Week Intervention
  

  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
• 10:16 AM - 10:20 AM ET

  Improved Fluid Retention With a Sugar-Free, Mineral-Rich Beverage Without Gastrointestinal Distress
  

  Presenting Author: Sajjad Rezaei, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Vivian Cervantes, MS – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Abigail E. Wasserbeck – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Ryan J. Muro – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Judah Perez – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Alle L. Akram – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Isabela E. Kavoura – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Stavros A. Kavouras, PhD (he/him/his) – Arizona State University