Dietary Bioactives: Linking Intake, Metabolism, and Health Across the Lifespan (Oral Session 12)

Chair(s)

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  Rafaela Feresin, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Nutrition
  Georgia State University
  ATLANTA, Georgia, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Stephanie Wilson, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  The Ohio State University
  Columbus, Ohio, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Chelsey Fiecke, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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

  Anca Cunningham, DCN MA RDN LDN

  student
  Rutgers University
  Newark, New Jersey, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Yasmine Bouzid, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Nutrition
  University of California, Davis
  Sacramento, California, United States

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

  Sylvia Lee, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoc
  Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

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

  Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD

  Professor and Dietitian
  Department of Human Nutrition
  The University of Alabama
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

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

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:

• 2:30 PM - 2:42 PM ET

  Prenatal Polyphenol Intake Associates With Cognitive Outcomes in School-Age Children
  

  Presenting Author: Chelsey Fiecke, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: Jayne Bellando – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: Mara Whiteside – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: Chayla Slaton – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: Milan Bimali – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: Miaolei Bao – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Co-Author: David K. Williams, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Arkansas Children's Research Institute

  Co-Author: Ellen van der Plas – Arkansas Children's Research Institute

  Co-Author: Aline Andres, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• 2:42 PM - 2:54 PM ET

  Effects of Green Tea Extract Supplementation on Inflammatory Cytokines Among Postmenopausal Women With Overweight or Obesity
  

  Presenting Author: Anca M. Cunningham, DCN MA RDN LDN – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Allison Gomes, DCN RD – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Lingqiong Meng, PhD MD – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Sue A. Shapses, PhD, RD – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Laura Byham-Gray, PhD RDN – Rutgers University

  Co-Author: Hamed Samavat, PhD RDN – Rutgers University
• 2:54 PM - 3:06 PM ET

  Five-A-Day Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendation Does Not Result in Flavanol Intake Levels Associated With Cardiovascular Benefits
  

  Presenting Author: Yasmine Y. Bouzid, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Javier I. Ottaviani, PhD – Mars, Inc.

  Co-Author: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Francene M. Steinberg, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: JoAnn E. Manson, MD MPH DrPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Howard D. Sesso, ScD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Co-Author: Hagen Schroeter, PhD – Mars, Inc.

  Co-Author: Gunter G. Kuhnle, PhD – University of Reading
• 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM ET

  Enhancing Blueberry Polyphenol Bioavailability and Functionality With Dietary Proteins: Results From a Randomized Controlled Crossover Pilot Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Sylvia Y. Lee, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Whittington – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Nancy Ghanem – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Afsana Khandaker – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Natali Mendez – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Aaron Nacey – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Zicheng Zhang – King's College London

  Co-Author: Ana Rodriguez-Mateos – King's College London

  Co-Author: Tiffany Weir – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Charlene Van Buiten – Colorado State University

  Co-Author: Sarah A. Johnson, PhD, RDN, FASN – Florida State University
• 3:18 PM - 3:30 PM ET

  Intake of Spices Enhances Relative Abundance of Short Chain Fatty Acid-Producing Bacteria and Influences Metabolic Health
  

  Presenting Author: Kristi Crowe-White, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama

  Co-Author: Katelyn Senkus, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Janie DiNatale, PhD, RD – The University of Alabama