Aging Outcomes, Dietary Intake, and the Food Environment (Poster Theater Flash Session 13)

Chair(s)

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  Hyunju Kim, MPH, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Astrid Zamora, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Propel Postdoctoral Scholar
  Stanford University School of Medicine
  San Jose, California, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Ayodele Tyndall, MPH

  Doctoral Student
  Florida International University
  Miami, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Cristina Moraga Franco, PhD

  Postdoctoral Scholar
  Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
  Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Noha Elshamy, MS

  PhD Student
  Texas Woman's University
  Houston, Texas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Bingqing Luo, MS (she/her/hers)

  research assistant
  University of Delaware
  Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Maryam Hashemian, MD, PhD

  Staff Scientist
  National Heart Lung Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, Maryland, 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:

• 11:00 AM - 11:04 AM ET

  Association Between Healthy Eating Index Adequacy Components and Domains of Cognitive Function in Midlife Latino Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Ayodele Tyndall, MPH – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Samantha Gonzales – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Shanna L Burke – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Alexandra Briceno – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Stephanie Scott – Florida International University

  Co-Author: Sabrina S. Sales Martinez, PhD, MS, RD – Florida International University
• 11:04 AM - 11:08 AM ET

  Understanding Frailty Through a Multilevel Lens: The Role of Socioeconomic, Neighborhood, and Food Environment Factors
  

  Presenting Author: Cristina Moraga Franco, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Jose M. Ordovás – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

  Co-Author: Marcus Lehr – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Joshua Rutt – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University
• 11:08 AM - 11:12 AM ET

  Worsening Dietary Intake Among Post-menopausal Women: NHANES 2013–2023
  

  Presenting Author: Noha Elshamy, MS – Texas Woman's University

  Co-Author: Derek C. Miketinas, PhD, RD – Texas Woman's University
• 11:12 AM - 11:16 AM ET

  Associations Between Adipose and Lean Soft Tissue Compartments and Bone Mineral Density Among Postmenopausal Women
  

  Presenting Author: Bingqing Luo, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Adam Davey, Ph.D. – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Carrie Earthman, PhD, RDN – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Xin Lucas – University of Delaware

  Co-Author: Sheau Ching Chai, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware, Department of Health Behavior & Nutrition Sciences
• 11:16 AM - 11:20 AM ET

  Mediterranean Diet Components and Heart Failure Among High-Risk Adults
  

  Presenting Author: Maryam Hashemian, MD, PhD – National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Fang Zhu – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Gretell Henriquez Santos – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Carolina Downie – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Jungnam Joo – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

  Co-Author: Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD (she/her/hers) – Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

  Co-Author: Veronique Roger – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health