Global Perspectives on Micronutrient Status, Nutritional Deficiencies, and Health Outcomes (Oral Session 2)

Chair(s)

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  Amy Sharn, MS, RDN, LD (she/her/hers)

  Senior Scientist, Real-World Evidence
  Abbott Laboratories
  Columbus, Ohio, United States

  Disclosure(s): Abbott Laboratories: Employee (Ongoing)

Presenting Author(s)

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  Desalegn Kuche Goa, MS (he/him/his)

  Graduate Student and Researcher
  Oklahoma State University and Ethiopian Public Health Institute
  Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Jonathan Tammam, PhD

  Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  Oxford Brookes University
  Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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

  Tigist Cherkos, MPH

  Health and Nutrition Technical Advisor
  World Vision Ethiopia
  ADDIS ABABA, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia

  Disclosure(s): World Vision US: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
• DB

  Djibril Ba, PhD, MPH

  Assistant Professor
  Department of Public Health Sciences
  Penn State College of Medicine
  Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• KK

  Kenny Kusnadi, MSPH

  Graduate Student
  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

NUTRITION 2026 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 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:42 AM ET

  UNIMMAP-MMS and IFA With 30 mg Fe Did Not Differ Significantly From Each Other in Improving Hb and Ferritin Among WRA, SOMALI REGION, Ethiopia: Double-Blind, Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Desalegn Kuche Goa, MS (he/him/his) – Oklahoma State University and Ethiopian Public Health Institute

  Co-Author: Masresha Tessema – Ethiopian Public Health Institute

  Co-Author: Kaleab Baye – Addis Ababa University

  Co-Author: Zeweter Abebe – Addis Ababa University

  Co-Author: Alemayehu Hussen – Ethiopian Public Health Institute

  Co-Author: Teshome Assefa – Ethiopian Public Health Institute

  Co-Author: Barbara J. Stoecker – Oklahoma State University
• 8:42 AM - 8:54 AM ET

  The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Status, Mental Health, and Bone Health, of Adult Male Prisoners in the United Kingdom: An Open Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Jonathan Tammam, PhD – Oxford Brookes University

  Co-Author: Matthew Poulter, PhD – Oxford Brookes University

  Co-Author: Bethan Leach – Oxford Brookes University

  Co-Author: Catherine Graham, PhD – Lake Lucerne Institute

  Co-Author: Shelly Coe, PhD – Oxford Brookes University
• 8:54 AM - 9:06 AM ET

  Impact of Family MUAC Training and Supervision Intensity on Caregiver Accuracy and Cost‑Effectiveness in Rural Ethiopia
  

  Presenting Author: Tigist Mamo Cherkos, MPH – World Vision Ethiopia

  Co-Author: Elazar T. Balla, PhD, PhD – Addis Continental Institute of Public Health

  Co-Author: Yonatan E. Desalegn, PhD – Wolaita Sodo University

  Co-Author: Miles Kirby, PhD, PhD – World Vision U.S.

  Co-Author: Precious M. Mubanga, MBA, MPA-ID – World Vision Int.

  Co-Author: Beryl A. Oranga, PhD, PhD – World Vision U.S.

  Co-Author: Kathryn Reider, M.S, MS – World Vision U.S.

  Co-Author: Emmanuel Tumusiime, PhD, PhD – World Vision U.S.
• 9:06 AM - 9:18 AM ET

  Prevalence and Trends of Nutritional Deficiencies in Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis in the U.S.: Analysis of Real-World Data
  

  Presenting Author: Djibril M. Ba, PhD, MPH – Penn State College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Yue Zhang – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Tian Qiu – Penn State College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Xiang Gao – Fudan University

  Co-Author: Phil Hart – The Ohio State University

  Co-Author: Vernon M. Chinchilli – Penn State College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Kristen M. Roberts – The Ohio State University
• 9:18 AM - 9:30 AM ET

  No Apparent Reduction in Sodium Content After 2021 Issuance of FDA Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals
  

  Presenting Author: Kenny D. Kusnadi, MSPH – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Lawrence J. Appel – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Megan E. Henry, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Chathu H. Pathiravasan – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Matti Marklund, PhD – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health