Menopause and Nutrition: The Hormonal Shifts, Microbiome Changes, Brain Fog, and Weight Gain

Chair(s)

• AB

  Annina Burns, PhD, RD

  Health Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Research on Women's Health
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Speaker(s)

• AB

  Annina Burns, PhD, RD

  Health Science Policy Analyst
  Office of Research on Women's Health
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• MH

  Meredith Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Principal Staff Scientist
  Fred Hutch
  Seattle, Washington, United States

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

  Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD

  Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences
  Baylor University
  Waco, Texas, United States

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

  Kate Bermingham, PhD

  Senior Nutrition Science Manager
  ZOE Ltd
  London, England, United Kingdom

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• 

  Stella Yi, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Department of Population Health
  NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  New York, New York, United States

  Disclosure(s): Re:Culture Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)

Menopause presents unique challenges for women’s health. This session could delve into the nutritional aspects of the menopausal transition, including cognitive changes, microbiome alterations, weight management and later risk for chronic disease. Researchers will highlight current gaps and future directions in this underrepresented area.

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM ET

  Menopause and Nutrition: The Hormonal Shifts, Microbiome Changes, Brain Fog, and Weight Gain
  

  Speaker: Annina Burns, PhD, RD – National Institutes of Health
• 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM ET

  The Role of the Microbiome in Dietary and Estrogen Exposures: Implications in the Menopause Transition
  

  Speaker: Meredith A. J Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch
• 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM ET

  Vitamin D…the Rest of the Story: The Gut Microbiome and Cancer Risk at Midlife
  

  Speaker: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University
• 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM ET

  Characterising the Menopause Transition: Symptoms, Metabolic Changes, and Gut Microbiome
  

  Speaker: Kate M. Bermingham, PhD – ZOE Ltd
• 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM ET

  Addressing the Menopause Transition: Opportunities in Public Health, Nutrition and Community-Engaged Research
  

  Speaker: Stella S. Yi, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
• 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM ET

  Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Menopause and Nutrition: The Hormonal Shifts, Microbiome Changes, Brain Fog, and Weight Gain
  

  Chair: Annina Burns, PhD, RD – National Institutes of Health

  Speaker: Kate M. Bermingham, PhD – ZOE Ltd

  Speaker: Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD – Baylor University

  Speaker: Meredith A. J Hullar, PhD (she/her/hers) – Fred Hutch

  Speaker: Stella S. Yi, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – NYU Grossman School of Medicine