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Session Type: Oral Session

Dietary Patterns and Health: A Global Perspective (Oral Session 12)

Monday, June 2, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Location:S220 E-G

    Chair(s)

  • Amy Millen, PhD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
    Buffalo, New York, United States

    Disclosure(s): Apellis Pharmaceuticals: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Terminated, November 19, 2024)
    Sarah Cannon Research Institute (my husband is employed by them - I am not employed by them): Employee (Ongoing)

    • Co-Chair(s)

  • Jennifer Onuora, MSc

    PhD Candidate
    The Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Global Child Health; University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • AD

    Aïcha Diongue, n/a

    Laboratoire de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation Humaine, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal
    Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Rana Mokhtar, PhD

    Research Associate
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • SP

    Song-Yi Park, PhD

    Associate Professor
    University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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

  • Solomon Sowah, PhD

    Research Associate
    University of Cambridge
    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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

  • Rachel Zimmerman, MPH, RD

    Research Project Coordinator
    Washington University in St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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

NUTRITION 2025 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 2025 will be available on May 30, 2025.

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM – 8:42 AM ET
    The Association of the Planetary Health Diet With Type 2 Diabetes Incidence: Findings From the EPIC-Norfolk Study

    Presenting Author: Solomon A. Sowah, PhD – University of Cambridge

    Co-Author: Fumiaki Imamura, PhD – University of Cambridge

    Co-Author: Daniel B. Ibsen, PhD – Department of Public Health, Aarhus University

    Co-Author: Nicholas J. Wareham, MD, PhD – University of Cambridge

    Co-Author: Nita G. Forouhi, PhD – MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • 8:42 AM – 8:56 AM ET
    Mikhuna Trial: Ecuadorian Dietary Pattern During Pregnancy Increases Maternal DHA

    Presenting Author: Rachel B. Zimmerman, MPH, RD – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-Author: Shirley Tipanquiza Piedra – Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Co-Author: Gabriela Vintimilla Andrande, MD – Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Co-Author: William F. Waters, PhD – Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Co-Author: Iván Palacios León, MD – Universidad San Francisco de Quito

    Co-Author: Jennifer Nicholas – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

    Co-Author: Lora Iannotti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

  • 8:56 AM – 9:06 AM ET
    Introduction of a Feeding Support Package for Low Birthweight and Preterm Infants to Improve Nutritional and Health Outcomes: A Pilot Study in Tanzania, Malawi, and India

    Presenting Author: Rana R. Mokhtar, PhD – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Linda Vesel, PhD MPH – Ariadne Labs, Harvard University School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Ki-Do Eum – Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Co-Author: Karim P. Manji, MBBS, MMED, MPH (he/him/his) – Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

    Co-Author: Sarah S. Somji, BSc, MPH (she/her/hers) – Tampere University/MUHAS

    Co-Author: Christopher R. Sudfeld – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Raban Rameck – Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

    Co-Author: Aarti Kumar – Community Empowerment Lab

    Co-Author: Vinay Pratap Singh – Community Empowerment Lab

    Co-Author: Vaishnavi Panday – Community Empowerment Lab

    Co-Author: Tisungane Mvalo – University of North Carolina Project Malawi, Department of Pediatrics

    Co-Author: Msandeni Chiume – Kamuzu Central Hospital

    Co-Author: Davie Kondowe – University of North Carolina Project Malawi

    Co-Author: Kingsley Msimuko – University of North Carolina Project Malawi

    Co-Author: Kimberly L. Mansen, MSPH, RDN – PATH

    Co-Author: Kierstan Israel-Ballad – PATH

    Co-Author: Raven Dunstan – PATH

    Co-Author: Roopa Bellad – KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

    Co-Author: Sangappa Dhaded, MD – KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

    Co-Author: Sunil Venekar – KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

    Co-Author: Ilana Dzuba – Ariadne Labs

    Co-Author: Danielle E. Tuller – Ariadne Labs

    Co-Author: Katherine Semrau – Ariadne Labs, Harvard University

  • 9:06 AM – 9:18 AM ET
    The MIND Diet and Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Among Five Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Multiethnic Cohort Study

    Presenting Author: Song-Yi Park, PhD – University of Hawaii at Manoa

    Co-Author: Veronica W. Setiawan – University of Southern California

    Co-Author: Eileen Crimmins – University of Southern California

    Co-Author: Lon White – Pacific Health Research and Education Institute

    Co-Author: Christopher Haiman – University of Southern California

    Co-Author: Lynne R. Wilkens, DrPH (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaii Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Loїc Le Marchand – University of Hawaii at Manoa

    Co-Author: Unhee Lim, PhD – University of Hawaii Cancer Center

  • 9:18 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Regulatory Framework for Complementary Foods in West Africa

    Presenting Author: Aïcha Diongue, n/a – Laboratoire de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation Humaine, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal

    Co-Author: Olouwafemi Mistourath Mama, n/a – Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)

    Co-Author: Mane Hénène Faye – Laboratoire de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation Humaine, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)

    Co-Author: Nicole Idohou Dossou – Laboratoire de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation Humaine (LARNAH), Département de Biologie Animale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD)

    Co-Author: Arnaud Laillou – Nutrition Section, UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office, Dakar

    Co-Author: Simeon Nanama, PhD – UNICEF/Nigeria

    Co-Author: Adama Diouf, Pr – University Cheikh Anta DIop