Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism: From Cellular Pathways to Whole-body Physiology (Oral Session 17)

Chair(s)

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  Kate Ormiston, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Post-Doctoral Fellow
  Ohio State University Medical Center
  Westerville, Ohio, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Yuhan Wang, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York, United States

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

Presenting Author(s)

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  Selorm Attu, MPhil

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

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Xuesong Xiang, Doctorate

  Researcher
  National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Emily Hanselman, PhD, RDN

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Indiana University
  Bloomington, Indiana, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Jessica George, BHS

  Doctoral Candidate
  University of Missouri
  Columbia, Missouri, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Emily Nigro, B.S. Dietetics (she/her/hers)

  Nutrition Graduate Student
  University of Rhode Island
  Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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

  Susan Schmitt, BS

  The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Birmingham, Alabama, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• ZS

  Zhihao Shi

  Phd student
  The Pennsylvania State University
  Universty Park, Pennsylvania, 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

  Minimum Dietary Carbohydrate Requirement in Healthy Chinese Adults: A Controlled Feeding Trial Using Nutritional Ketosis as a Biomarker
  

  Presenting Author: Xuesong Xiang, Doctorate – National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Li He – National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Yingying Li – National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Xiaobing Liu – National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Qingbin Xing – National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• 10:42 AM - 10:54 AM ET

  Metabolites Measured Over the First 7 Days of Life Predict Severe Morbidity or Mortality in Infants Born at <32 Weeks
  

  Presenting Author: Emily C. Hanselman, PhD, RDN – Indiana University

  Co-Author: Scott P. Oltman – University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: James A. Merchant – University of Iowa College of Public Health

  Co-Author: Erik S. Parker – School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University

  Co-Author: Allison M. Momany – University of Iowa

  Co-Author: John M. Dagle – University of Iowa

  Co-Author: Louie M. Swander – University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Angela G. Campbell – School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University

  Co-Author: Elizabeth E. Rogers – University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Laura L. Jeliffe-Pawlowski – New York University

  Co-Author: Kelli K. Ryckman – School of Public Health-Bloomington, Indiana University
• 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM ET

  Lean Mass as a Predictor of Dietary Fatty Acid Trafficking in Humans
  

  Presenting Author: Jessica G. George, BHS – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Kendall M. Boone – University of Missouri

  Co-Author: Miriam Jacome-Sosa – Washington University

  Co-Author: Jennifer E. Lambert – Alberta's Tomorrow Project

  Co-Author: Maria A. Ramos-Roman – UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Co-Author: Justine M. Mucinski – Advent Health Translational Research Institute

  Co-Author: Kerry D. Peterson – University of Wisconsin-Stout

  Co-Author: Elizabeth J. Parks – University of Missouri
• 11:06 AM - 11:18 AM ET

  Could We Hibernate for Deep Space Missions? Appetite and Metabolic Responses to Cold-Induced Hypometabolism
  

  Presenting Author: Emily Nigro, B.S. Dietetics (she/her/hers) – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Katharyn Flickinger – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Madigan Haddock – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Matthew Alonso – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Jacob Evans – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Nicholas Devita – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Victor Wu – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Jenna Monteleone – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Alexandra Weissman – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Clifton Callaway – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Kathleen Melanson – University of Rhode Island

  Co-Author: Marie Mortreux – University of Rhode Island
• 11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET

  Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase and Protein Succinylation in Skeletal Muscle Myogenesis
  

  Presenting Author: Susan Schmitt, BS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Jamie Blum – Salk Institute

  Co-Author: Angad Yadav, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Wenxia Ma – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Abigail R. Williamson, BS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Co-Author: Chloe Purello – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Martha S. Field, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Christian Metallo – Salk Institute

  Co-Author: Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD – The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 11:30 AM - 11:42 AM ET

  Long-Term Ketogenic Diet Intervention Induces Aquaporin-8 Upregulation, Hepatic Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in ApoE Knockout Mice
  

  Presenting Author: Zhihao Shi – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Inês V. da Silva – Universidade de Lisboa

  Co-Author: Karel Kalecký – Baylor Scott and White Research Institute

  Co-Author: Devendra Paudel – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Anthony M. Koehle III – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Thomas Neuberger – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Ross AC – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Teodoro Bottiglieri – Baylor Scott and White Research Institute

  Co-Author: Vishal Singh, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Graça Soveral – Universidade de Lisboa

  Co-Author: Rita Castro – The Pennsylvania State University
• 11:42 AM - 11:54 AM ET

  Protein Consumption With Physical Activity Increases Resting Energy Expenditure in Postmenopausal Women: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Selorm S. Attu, MPhil – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

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

  Co-Author: Sydney E. Boudrey, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Caroline Coughlin – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Lainie Crouch – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Leen Samman – University of Arkansas

  Co-Author: Keith E. Santos, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture