Presentations

Sahyoun NR. Nutritional Status of a Group of Mentally Incompetent Elderly. American College of Nutrition 25th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 1984.
Sahyoun NR. Results of the Promise Index Survey. Massachusetts Dietetic Association Annual Spring Meeting, Boston, MA. 1991.
Sahyoun NR, Dallal GE, Jacques PF, Russell RM. Selected Variables as Predictors of Mortality in the Elderly. Thirteenth Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Nutrition Research Symposium. 1993.
Sahyoun NR. Evaluating the Nutrition Screening Initiative as a Screening and Educational Tool. American Dietetic Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. 1994.
Sahyoun NR. Body Weight, Weight Change and Self-Reported Physician-Diagnosed Arthritis among Women. Eleventh National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Phoenix, AZ. 1996.
Sahyoun NR. Zhang X. Social Support and the Nutritional Status of Older Adults. Second Congress of the International Academy of Nutrition and Aging, Albuquerque, NM. 2003. Invited Presentations
Sahyoun NR. Nutrition Assessment for the Elderly Conference, "Lifestyle Changes and Choices in the 80's: Implications for the Health Professional." Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, N. Conway, NH. 1983.
Sahyoun NR. Nutritional Consideration for the Elderly. New York State Conference on Health Promotion for Older Adults, Albany, NY. 1985.
Sahyoun NR. Nutrition and the Older Person. Southeastern Massachusetts Area Health Education Center, Hyannis, MA. 1986.
Sahyoun NR. Failure to Thrive: Both a Pediatric and a Geriatric Issue. Tufts University School of Medicine 2nd Annual Conference of the Women and Nutrition: Caring for Vulnerable Groups. Boston, MA. 1987.
Sahyoun, NR. Current Knowledge of Nutritional Assessment in the Elderly. Connecticut Dietetic Association Annual Fall Meeting, Farmington, CT. 1988.
Sahyoun NR. Research Update. Massachusetts Dietetic Association Annual Spring Meeting, Boston, MA. 1989.
Sahyoun NR. Antioxidants, Aging and Chronic Diseases. Pennsylvania Dietetic Association Annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 1993.
Sahyoun NR. Nutrition Screening Initiative: Outcome Data - How Useful is it as a Tool for Assessing Malnourished Elderly People? American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)20th Clinical Congress, Washington, DC. 1996.
Sahyoun NR. Aging Challenges: Closing the Nutrition Gap. Society for Nutrition Education Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. 1999.
Sahyoun NR. Expert Guidance in Cost-effectiveness Research, Program Planning, and Outcomes Research Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition, Denver, CO. 2000.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar Series "Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Have we been Effective in Promoting Them?" Atlanta, GA. 2003.
Second Issue Panel on Implementing the Dietary Reference Intakes and 2000 Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs “Nutrition Education and Other Interventions.” Baltimore, MD. 2003. Conference Proceedings
Sahyoun NRS, Otradovec CL, McGandy RB, Hartz SC, Jacob RA, Russell RM. 1984. Nutritional Status of a Group of Institutionalized Mentally Incompetent Elderly (Abs.) J Am Coll Nutr 3(3):251.
Sahyoun NR. Nutritional Status of a Group of Mentally Incompetent Elderly. American College of Nutrition, 25th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 1984.
Otradovec CL, Jacques PF, McGandy RB, Hartz SC, Jacob RA, Sahyoun NR, Russell RM. Three-Day Diet Records as Estimators of Blood Nutrient Levels (Abs). FASEB, 1987.
Otradovec CL, Sahyoun NR, Jacques PF, Hartz Sc, Russell RM. 1988. Characteristics of Non-Institutionalized Elderly with Low Dietary Intakes (Abs.). J Am Coll Nutr 7(5):424.
Sahyoun NR, Rasmussen HM. Comparison of Reported Calories from Records to Calorie Needs for Weight Maintenance (Abs.). Annual Meeting of the American Dietetic Association, P.58.
Ribaya-Mercado J, Russell RM, Sahyoun NR, Morrow FD, Gershoff SN. 1998. Vitamin B6 Requirements of the Elderly (Abs). FASEB 2(4)847.
Krall EA, Sahyoun NR, Tannenbaum S, Dawson-Hughes B. 1989. Intact Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) as Indicator of Vitamin D Nutriture (Abs). FASEB J 3:A773 (Abstr No. 3175).
Dawson-Hughes B, Dallal G, Tannenbaum S, Sahyoun NR, Krall E. 1989. Effect of Calcium Supplements on Postmenopausal Bone Loss (Abs). American Society of Bone Mineral Research.
Rasmussen HM, Dallal G, Sahyoun NR, Blumberg J. 1991. Analysis of the Promise Get Heart Smart Index Survey: Correlation Between Nutrition Knowledge and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Supplement to JADA.
Sahyoun NR. Results of the Promise Index Survey. Massachusetts Dietetic Association Annual Spring Meeting. Boston, MA, 2001.
Sahyoun NR, Dallal GE, Jacques PF, Russell RM. Selected Variables as Predictors of Mortality in the Elderly (Abs.). Thirteenth Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Nutritional Research Symposium. 1993.
Sahyoun NR. Evaluating the Nutrition Screening Initiative as a Screening and Educational Tool. American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. 1996.
Sahyoun NR. Body Weight, Weight Change and Self-Reported Physician-Diagnosed Arthritis Among Women. Eleventh National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Phoenix, AZ. 1996.
Looker AC, Dawson-Hughes B, Calvo MS, Gunter EW, Sahyoun NR. 1999. Low Serum Vitamin D Levels Appear Common in Southern U.S. Whites During Winter [Abstract]. J Bone Miner Res. 14s (Suppl):S381.
Sahyoun NR. Expert Guidance in Cost-effectiveness Research, Program Planning, and Outcomes Research. American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO. 2000.
Sahyoun NR. Social Support and the Nutritional Status of Older Adults. Second Congress of the International Academy of Nutrition and Aging, Albuqurque, NM. 2003.
Sahyoun NR. Nutrition and Aging: Risk Factors, Nutritional Status and Health Outcomes. University of Maryland Showcasing Gerontology Scholarship Conference, College Park, MD. 2004.
Sahyoun NR, Zhang X. The Association Between Poor Memory Performance and Reported Intakes of Fruits and Vegetables. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA. 2005.
Wang C, Sahyoun NR, Moser-Veillon P. Development and Validation of a Web Based Dietary Assessment Tool for Chinese in the U.S. and China. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA. 2005.
Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas B, Harris TB, Houston DK, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Sellmeyer D, Rubin S, Visser M. Protein Intake and Change in Lean Body Mass in Well-Functioning Community Dwelling Older Adults. International Academy of Nutrition and Aging Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. 2005.
Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas B, Harris TB, Houston DK, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Sellmeyer D, Rubin S, Visser M. Protein Intake and Change in Appendicular Lean Mass in Well-Functioning Community Dwelling Older Adults. Gerontological Society on Aging, Washington, DC. 2005.
McKeown NM, Jacques PF, Zhang,XL, Juan W, Sahyoun NR. Whole grain intake, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease mortality among older adults. Obesity Research 2005,(supplement) volume 13: page A30.
Smith K, Sahyoun NR. Fish Consumption: Recommendations versus Advisories, Can they be Reconciled? Society For Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2005.
Wang C, Sahyoun NR, Moser-Veillon P. Fat intake and BMI of Chinese Employed in
Wang C, Sahyoun NR, Moser-Veillon P. Dietary intakes, self-efficacy and acculturation of chinese employed in high-tech industries in China and in the US. World Congress of Public Health Nutrition - VII Congreso de la SENC, Barcelona, Spain, September 2006.
Wang C, Sahyoun NR. Knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, acculturation and dietary behavior of Chinese employed in high-tech industries in China and in the United States, American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston, November 2006.
Sahyoun NR, Akobundu U. Community Connections: profile of a vulnerable, at-risk, older population. American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston, November 2006.
Akobundu U, Sahyoun NR. Nutrition status of post-hospital discharged community dwelling older adults: implications for home delivered meal programs. American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston, November 2006.
Amy L. Anderson, Nadine R. Sahyoun, Tamara B. Harris, Frances A. Tylavsky, Jung Sun Lee and Deborah E. Sellmeyer. Dietary glycemic index and load and risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults. Experimental Biology, Washington DC, April 2007
Akobundu U, Sahyoun NR. Hospital-discharged meal program participants
and nutrition risk: impact of social support. Experimental Biology, Washington DC, April 2007.
A.L. Anderson, T.B. Harris, D.K. Houston, F.A. Tylavsky, B.H. Goodpaster, J.S. Lee, D.E. Sellmeyer and N.R. Sahyoun. Dietary patterns and body composition in older adults. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 2008.
Mathews AE, Sharkey JR, Wilcox S, Laditka SB, Laditka JN, Logsdon RG, Sahyoun N, Robare JF, Liu R. Perceptions and beliefs of the role of physical activity and nutrition on brain health in older adults. 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition San Diego, CA, October 2008.
Engel J, Sahyoun NR. Depression and Hardiness and their Association with Appetite in Older Adults. Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA, April 2009.
Sane DC, Houston DK, Neiberg RH, Bauer D, Cauley J, Harris T, Hue T, Sahyoun N, Strotmeyer ES, Tylavsky F, Tooze J, Kritchevsky SB. Association of low vitamin D status with impaired glucose homeostasis in older adults. American Heart Association. Orlando, FLA, November 2009.
Amy Anderson, Tamara Harris, Frances Tylavsky, Sara Perry, Denise Houston, Trisha Hue, Nadine Sahyoun. Dietary patterns and survival of older adults. IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France, July 2009.

Invited Presentations

Sahyoun NR. (1982) "Nutrition Status Survey of the Elderly" Massachusetts Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, September.
Sahyoun NR. (1983)."Nutrition Assessment for the Elderly." Conference on Lifestyle Changes and Choices in the 80's: Implications for the Health Professional, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, N. Conway, New Hampshire, May.
Sahyoun NR. (1984) "Nutritional Status of a Group of mentally Incompetent Elderly” 25th Annual Meeting of the American College of Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts, September.
Sahyoun NR. (1985) "Results of Nutritional Research on Aging, Free Living and Institutionalized Subjects" Meeting of the Massachusetts Gerontological Nutrition Practice Group, Boston, Massachusetts, October.
Sahyoun NR. (1985) "Nutritional Considerations for the Elderly" New York State Conference on Health Promotion for Older Adults. Albany, New York, November.
Sahyoun NR. (1986) "Nutrition and the Older Person" Southeastern Massachusetts Area Health Education Center Hyannis, Massachusetts, September.
Sahyoun NR. (1987) "Failure to Thrive: Both a Pediatric and a Geriatric Issue" 2nd Annual Conference of the Women and Nutrition: Caring for Vulnerable Groups, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts, March.
Sahyoun NR. (1988) "Current Knowledge of Nutritional Assessment in the Elderly” Annual Fall Meeting of the Connecticut Dietetic Association, Farmington, Connecticut, October.
Sahyoun NR. (1989) "Research Update" Annual Spring Meeting of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Boston, Massachusetts, May.
Sahyoun NR. (1990) "Federal, State and Community Elderly Nutrition Programs" Harvard University Extension Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December.
Sahyoun NR. (1991) "Nutrition Programs for the Elderly: State Initiatives." and "Hunger as a Nutrition Issue" Framingham State College, Framingham, Massachusetts,
Sahyoun NR. (1991) "Results of the Promise Index Survey" Annual Spring Meeting of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Boston, Massachusetts, May.
Sahyoun NR. (1993) "Antioxidants, Aging and Chronic Diseases" Annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April.
Sahyoun NR. (1996) "Nutrition Screening Initiative: Outcome Data - how useful is it as a tool for assessing malnourished elderly people?" 20th Clinical Congress of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), Washington, DC, January.
Sahyoun NR. (1999) “Aging Challenges: Closing the Nutrition Gap.” Annual meeting of the Society for Nutrition Education, Baltimore, Maryland, July.
Sahyoun NR. (2000) “Expert Guidance in Cost-effectiveness Research, Program Planning, and Outcomes Research” Annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition, Denver, Colorado, October.
Sahyoun NR. (2003) "Dietary Needs of Older Adults: Have we been effective in promoting them?" Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar Series, Atlanta, Georgia, June.
Sahyoun NR. (2003) “Nutrition Education and Other Interventions.” Second Issue Panel on Implementing the Dietary Reference Intakes and 2000 Dietary Guidelines in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, Baltimore, Maryland, July.
Sahyoun NR, Zhang X. (2004) “Showcasing Gerontology Scholarship at the University of Maryland.” University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, April.
Sahyoun NR. (2005) “Community Connections: Moving Seniors Towards Wellness, Preliminary findings.” Presentation to the White House Conference on Aging. Richmond, Virginia, September.
Sahyoun NR, Akobundu U. (2005) “Community Connections: Moving Seniors Towards Wellness, Practical applications.” Annual meeting of the Meals-on-Wheels Association of America, Richmond, Virginia, September.
Sahyoun NR. (2006). Community Connections: Moving Seniors toward Wellness. Maryland Association of Senior Nutrition Programs, Columbia, MD, February.
Sahyoun NR. (2006) “Translational Research: A Framework for Nutrition Education.” 4th State Units on Aging Nutritionists/Administrators Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, August.
Sahyoun NR. (2006). Community Connections: Moving Seniors Toward Wellness. Maryland Aging Network workshop in Ocean City, MD, December.
Sahyoun NR (2007) “Results of a Community Demonstration Program” Annual meeting of the Meals-on-Wheels Association of America, Fort Knox, Texas, August.
Sahyoun NR (2008) “Nutrition for the Older Adult” Annual meeting of the Meals-on-Wheels Association of America, Pittsburgh, PA, August.
Sahyoun NR (2008) “Nutrition Aging Research” American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, March.
Sahyoun NR (2008) “Nutrition Services in Home and Community Based Services--Now and in the Future” Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC, November.

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