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Session Type: Oral Session

Vitamins and Minerals (Oral Session 19)

Monday, July 27, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Location:National Harbor 4-5

    Chair(s)

  • David Barney, Jr., PhD

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    USARIEM / Pennington Biomedical
    Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

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

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Christina Vialva, B.A. (she/her/hers)

    Research Assistant
    San Diego State University
    Chula Vista, California, United States

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • DR

    Daniel Renshaw, BS

    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Atwood, Illinois, United States

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

  • YD

    Yanbin Dong, MD PhD

    Augusta University
    Augusta, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • YA

    Yaw Addo, PhD

    Epidemiologist
    Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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

  • Marta Vuckovic, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Research Scientist
    San Diego State University
    San Diego, California, United States

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

  • Cory Dugan, PhD (he/him/his)

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Pennington Biomedical Research Center
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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

  • Yuyi Chen, MSPH, RD (she/her/hers)

    PhD Student
    University of California, Davis
    Davis, California, United States

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

  • Isabelle Hanson, BS (she/her/hers)

    PhD Student
    Brooklyn College; The Graduate Center CUNY
    Brooklyn, New York, 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:

  • 10:30 AM - 10:42 AM ET
    Depleting Brain α-tocopherol Reduces Concentrations of Unsaturated and Saturated Fatty Acids in the Cerebral Cortex in Mice

    Presenting Author: Daniel Renshaw, BS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Harper Sutton, MS – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Keith Cadwallader – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Co-Author: Matthew J. Kuchan – Abbott Nutrition

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

  • 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM ET
    Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation Modestly Improves Cardiovascular-Related Functional Health Status in Older Adults: Secondary Findings From the COSMOS Trial

    Presenting Author: Yanbin Dong, MD PhD – Augusta University

    Co-Author: Bayu B. Bekele, PhD – Georgia Prevention Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University

    Co-Author: Haidong Zhu, MD MS PhD – Augusta University

    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

  • 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM ET
    Evaluation of Physiologically Based Serum Ferritin Cut-Offs for Defining Iron Deficiency Among Children Aged 5–14years: A Multi-country Analysis

    Presenting Author: Yaw Addo, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Author: Maria Elena D. Jefferds, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Author: Mica Jenkins, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Co-Author: Zuguo Mei, MD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM ET
    Genetic Ancestry Predictors of Calcium Absorption and Metabolism in Healthy Young Adults

    Presenting Author: Marta Vuckovic, PhD (she/her/hers) – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Sisi Cao – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Christina N. Vialva, B.A. (she/her/hers) – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Zhongli Jiang – University of California, Irvine

    Co-Author: Karisa Ke – University of California, Irvine

    Co-Author: Charles Ginsberg – University of California, San Diego

    Co-Author: Andrew Hoofnagle – University of Washington

    Co-Author: Min Zhang – University of California, Irvine

    Co-Author: Shirin Hooshmand, PhD, RD – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Mark Kern, PhD, RD – San Diego State University

    Co-Author: Gina Woods – University of California, San Diego

    Co-Author: Connie Weaver – San Diego State University

  • 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Residence at Moderate Altitude Duty Stations (~1,800 M) Increases Hemoglobin Mass and Requires Altitude-Adjusted Anemia Cutoffs for Operational Readiness

    Presenting Author: Cory Dugan, PhD (he/him/his) – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: David E. Barney, Jr., PhD – USARIEM / Pennington Biomedical

    Co-Author: Meaghan E. Beckner – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Claire Berryman, PhD, RD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Asma S. Bukhari – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Stephen R. Hennigar, PhD – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: David A. Hughes – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Harris R. Lieberman – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Adam C. Lowe – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Terrence M. Riley – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Jennifer C. Rood – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Michael P. Smith – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Co-Author: Camila Weschenfelder – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  • 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM ET
    Folic Acid Supplementation Attenuates Serum Zinc Concentration and Its Association With Dietary Zinc Intake: NHANES 2011–2016

    Presenting Author: Yuyi Chen, MSPH, RD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Andrew Hall – University of California, Davis

    Co-Author: Amy R. Nichols, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

  • 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM ET
    Maternal Choline Supplementation Reduces Preterm Birth Risk in Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

    Presenting Author: Isabelle D. Hanson, BS (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn College; The Graduate Center CUNY

    Co-Author: Jeanette Hausser – Maimonides Medical Center

    Co-Author: Itamar Futterman – Maimonides Medical Center

    Co-Author: Rodney McLaren – Maimonides Medical Center

    Co-Author: Scott Chudnoff – Maimonides Medical Center

    Co-Author: Elisabeth Larson – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Xinyin Jiang – Brooklyn College