Dietary Composition and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: Mechanistic Insights from Randomized Controlled Trials (Oral Session 21)

Chair(s)

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  Sarah Johnson, PhD, RDN, FASN

  Associate Professor
  Florida State University
  Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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

Co-Chair(s)

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  Samitinjaya Dhakal, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor
  South Dakota State University
  Brookings, South Dakota, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Presenting Author(s)

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  Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Stanford University
  Redwood City, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Bruna de Vargas, PhD student (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Research Assistant
  South Dakota State University
  Brookings, South Dakota, United States

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

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Maastricht University
  Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Kuat Oshakbayev, MD, PhD, DMSc, full-Professor (he/him/his)

  Deputy director for R&D&C in CAD of Internal Medicine
  Corporate Fund ''University Medical Center''
  Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan

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

  Professor
  University of Oklahoma Health Campus
  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Nicole Wong, BSc (she/her/hers)

  PhD Candidate
  Department of Food Science and Technology
  National University of Singapore
  Singapore, Singapore

  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

  Daily Pulse Intake in a DGA-Aligned Diet Increased Ergothioneine and 3-Indoleacrylic Acid, Modulated the Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: A Crossover Feeding RCT
  

  Presenting Author: Bruna O. de Vargas, PhD student (she/her/hers) – South Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Wade Sanders – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Moul Dey – South Dakota State University
• 2:42 PM - 2:54 PM ET

  Genetic Modification of LDL-C Response to Change in Saturated Fat Intake: A Secondary Analysis of the DIETFITS Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Andrea M. Krenek, PhD, RDN – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Christopher D. Gardner – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Shoa L. Clarke – Stanford University
• 2:54 PM - 3:06 PM ET

  Changing in Telomere Length After Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Dietary Weight Loss in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Randomized Clinical Trail
  

  Presenting Author: Kuat Oshakbayev, MD, PhD, DMSc, full-Professor (he/him/his) – Corporate Fund ''University Medical Center''

  Co-Author: Gani Kuttymuratov – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Aigul Durmanova – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Nurzhan Bikhanov – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Altay Nabiyev – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Timur Suleimenov – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Alisher Idrissov – Astana Medical University

  Co-Author: Guldana Bazheneyeva – University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Ainur Akilzhanova – National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University
• 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM ET

  De Novo Lipogenesis Is Increased in Adolescents With Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Kevin R. Short, PhD – University of Oklahoma Health Campus

  Co-Author: Sirish K. Palle, MD – University of Oklahoma Health Campus

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

  Co-Author: Youngsil Kim – University of Oklahoma Health Campus

  Co-Author: Jacob E. Friedman, PhD – University of Oklahoma Health Campus

  Co-Author: Elizabeth J. Parks – University of Missouri
• 3:18 PM - 3:30 PM ET

  Effects of Dietary Protein Intake and Source on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors via Plasma and Urinary Metabolomics: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Singapore Older Adults
  

  Presenting Author: Nicole M Y Wong, BSc (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Ian Mak – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Yueying Yao – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Lingyin Yu – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Chin Meng Khoo – National University of Singapore

  Co-Author: Jung Eun Kim – National University of Singapore
• 3:30 PM - 3:42 PM ET

  Acute Nutritional Ketosis Affects Brain Insulin Responsiveness and Cognitive Performance in Older Men With Overweight: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Trial
  

  Presenting Author: Kevin M.R Nijssen, PhD – Maastricht University

  Co-Author: Tanja C. Adam – Maastricht University

  Co-Author: Ronald P. Mensink – Maastricht University

  Co-Author: Peter J. Joris, PhD – Maastricht University