Innovative Nutrition Strategies for Aging and Chronic Disease Prevention: From Target Interventions to Population Health (Oral Session 22)

Chair(s)

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  Samara Joy Smith, PhD, MDiv

  Principal Scientist
  PepsiCo
  Purchase, New York, United States

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

Co-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.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Samuel Attu, MPHIL, BSc

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

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

  Melissa Chapnick, RD, MS, MPH

  Doctoral Student
  Emory University
  Decatur, Georgia, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Janhavi Damani, MS, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  The Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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

  Hye Won Kang, Ph.D.

  Associate Processor
  Family and Consumer Sciences
  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
  Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
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  Gahyun (Josie) Lim, BS, MS (she/her/hers)

  PhD Student
  Emory University
  Decatur, Georgia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Sherri Stastny, PhD, RD, CSSD, LRD

  Professor
  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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

NUTRITION 2025 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 2025 will be available on May 30, 2025.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM ET

  Sex- and Diet- Dependent Effects of Microbiome-Derived Metabolite δ-Valerobetaine on Aging
  

  Presenting Author: Gahyun (Josie) Lim, BS, MS (she/her/hers) – Emory University

  Co-Author: Young-Mi Go, PhD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Zachery R. Jarrell, PhD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Dean P. Jones, PhD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Ho Young Lee – Emory University
• 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM ET

  Intermittent Fasting Improves Aging Immunity by Reprogramming Systemic Myeloid Lineage and Tissue Inflammation
  

  Presenting Author: Hye Won Han, PhD candidate – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Zheng Shen – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Da Mi Kim – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Hongying Wang – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Zeyu Liu – Texas A&M University

  Co-Author: Yuxiang Sun – Texas A&M University
• 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM ET

  Effect of Incorporating One Avocado per Day Versus Habitual Diet on Lipoprotein Particle Concentration: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Janhavi J. Damani, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc (she/her/hers) – JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

  Co-Author: Nirupa R. Matthan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University

  Co-Author: Zhaoping Li, PhD, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Los Angeles

  Co-Author: Joan Sabate, MD Dr.PH – Loma Linda University School of Public Health

  Co-Author: David M. Reboussin, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Kristina S. Petersen, PhD, APD – Penn State
• 10:36 AM – 10:48 AM ET

  Early-Life Nutrition Supplementation and Epigenetic Age in Middle-Adulthood Among Guatemalan Adults
  

  Presenting Author: Melissa Chapnick, RD, MS, MPH – Emory University

  Co-Author: Elaine A. Yu, PhD – Vitalant Research Institute, UCSF

  Co-Author: Alicia Smith – Emory University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Karen Conneely, PhD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Manuel Ramirez-Zea, MD, PhD – Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

  Co-Author: Zhaohui Qin – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Lisa Staimez, MPH, PhD – Emory University

  Co-Author: Viola Vaccarino – Emory University

  Co-Author: Aryeh D. Stein, PhD – Emory University
• 10:48 AM – 11:00 AM ET

  The Nourish Program: Prevention of Chronic Diseases in Aging Adults Living in Rural Areas
  

  Presenting Author: Sherri N. Stastny, PhD, RD, CSSD, LRD – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Kelly Knoll, MS, RD – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, RD, LRD – North Dakota State University and Extension

  Co-Author: Nathaniel R. Johnson, Ph.D. – University of North Dakota
• 11:00 AM – 11:12 AM ET

  Protein and/or Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Reduces Inflammation and Improves Lipid Profiles in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Samuel S. Attu, MPHIL, BSc – University of Arkansas

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

  Co-Author: Lillian Kamman-Cummings, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Aubree L. Hawley, BS – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Keith E. de Souza Santos, BS – University of Arkansas