This special collection includes the following recordings:

Scientific Symposia

NUTRITION 2025 Plenary Session - Nourishing Hope: Nutrition on the Frontlines in Global Health

Welcome to NUTRITION 2025 - Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA, Texas Tech University

Meeting Infant Nutritional Needs after Disaster in the US: Nourishing Communities - Love M. Anderson, ABD, CHW, CLE, Chair, North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, Support and Advocacy for Feeding in Emergencies Team

Improving Human Nutrition through Biofortification: Agriculture in Action Across the Globe - Howarth Bouis, PhD, Founding Director, HarvestPlus, Emeritus Fellow, IFPRI

Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation: A Strategy Going Global - Keith West, DrPH, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Child Nutrition in Conflict: A Frontline of Global Health - Masako Horino, DrPH, MPH, RD, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

A Two-Way Street: Bridging Global and Local Nutrition Research to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Shared Strengths: Health Promoters Experiences Supporting Nutrition in Rural Communities in Zambia and North Carolina - Stephanie L. Martin, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Mothers and CareGiver’s Investing in Children (MAGIC)-FEED Program: A US Based Virtual Infant Feeding Intervention Developed With Lessons Learned From Low and Middle-Income Settings - Beth Widen, PhD, RD, The University of Texas at Austin

Understanding the Factors Associated With Maternal and Child Diet Quality Across the Dual Burden Continuum - Amanda L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prioritizing Lived Experience in Food Environment Research: Lessons From the Southern United States and the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador - Khristopher Nicholas, PhD, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Co-occurring Vulnerabilities: The Impacts of Food and Water Insecurity on Maternal and Child Nutrition - Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University

Advancing Equity: Cultural Competency in Nutrition

2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)’s Application of a Health Equity Lens - Angela Odoms-Young, PhD, Cornell University

Importance of Culturally Tailored Dietary Interventions - Cristina Palacios, PhD, Florida International University

Usability of a Novel Culturally Tailored Platform to Support Personalized and Inclusive Cuisines in Environments for Healthcare - Minakshi Raj, PhD, MPH, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Factors Affecting Implementation of a Medically-Tailored Grocery Intervention for Hispanic/Latine Individuals With Hypertension - Katie Reeves, St. Catherine University

Advancing Implementation Science in Nutrition: Methods in Action

Welcome and Introductions - Edward Frongillo, Jr., PhD, University of South Carolina

Using Implementation Science to Address MMS Introduction & Set-Up - Kristen Hurley, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Advancing Implementation Science in Nutrition: Methods in Action - 1,000 Days in Yucatan, Mexico - Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas, PhD, México National Institute of Public Health, Mexico

Chasing the Fountain: The Role of Diet in Achieving Optimal Aging

Denise Houston, PhD, RD - Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Corby Martin, PhD - Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Leanne Redman, PhD - Reproductive Endocrinology and Women's Health Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Cooking Up Data: Strengthening the Evidence for Culinary Medicine in the Community Setting

Jaclyn Albin, MD - UT Southwestern

Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, DipACLM - University of California, Irvine

Jennifer Massa, DSc - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Digital Tools to Promote Behavior and Diet Quality

mHealth to Improve Diet Quality in SNAP-Ed, and Potential Integration of Industry-Based Nutrition AI - Chloe P. Lozano, PhD, MHlthProm, GradDip Dietetics, University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Creating an AI-Driven Nutrition Assistant to Guide Food Selection and Purchasing Behaviors in Low Resource Settings - Annalisa Szymanski, MS, University of Notre Dame

Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Develop a Contextually Tailored Text-Message Intervention to Reduce Added Sugar in Adolescents - Gina Tripicchio, PhD, MSEd, Temple University

From Cohorts to Interventions: Unveiling the Interplay Between Diet and Sleep on Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Health

Sleep, Diet and Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife Women - Erica C. Jansen, PhD, MPH, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Associations Between Sleep, Diet and Metabolic Health Among U.S. Adults - Velarie Ansu Baidoo, PhD, University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine

Does Chronic Insufficient Sleep Contribute to Poor Diet and Cardiovascular Health? Insights From Clinical Trials - Faris M. Zuraikat, PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

The Impact of Nutrition Support Therapy on Sleep Patterns in Adults - Hassan S. Dashti, PhD, RD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions to Advance Research on Prenatal Health and Dietary Supplements

Understanding Prenatal Dietary Supplement Use in the U.S.: Patterns of Micronutrient Exposure - Regan L. Bailey, PhD, MPH, RD, Florida State University

Dietary Modeling of Prenatal Dietary Supplements and Research Gaps Using NHANES Data - Alexandra Cowan-Pyle, PhD, Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M University System

Prenatal Dietary Supplements and Challenges with Dietary Supplement Composition Databases: Addressing Inconsistencies and Data Needs - Katherine Sauder, PhD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Innovations and Challenges in Prenatal Dietary Supplement Formulation: Bridging Research and Industry Practices - Andrea Wong, PhD, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Patients on Anti-Obesity Medications: What’s New?

Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Patients on Anti-Obesity Medications: What’s New? - Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, MRCPI, FTOS, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Jamy D. Ard, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Nutritional Priorities to Support GLP-1 Therapy for Weight Loss: A Joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society - Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE, University of Alabama at Birmingham

New Frontiers: Nutrition and Chronic Pain

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Older Adults with High-Impact Chronic Pain - Javier Tamargo, PhD, RDN, University of Florida

Diet Effects on Pain in Rodents - Robert Sorge, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

From Food to Freedom: Human Research Unraveling Nutrition’s Role in Chronic Pain and its Management - Larissa Strath, PhD, University of Florida

New Insights Into the Far-Reaching Effects of Obesity Medicines

Insights from Neuroscience - Randy Seeley, PhD, University of Michigan

Insights from the Clinic - Gary D. Foster, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Insights from Consumer Behavior - Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA, ConscienHealth

Novel Research Methods in Nutrition

Aligning Clinical Trial Designs with Healthcare Provider and Decision-Maker Priorities - Drew Sayer, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Implementing Multiverse-style Analysis in Nutrition Research to Reflect Uncertainty from Analytic Flexibility - Colby Vorland, PhD, Indiana University School of Public Health – Bloomington

Ultra-Processed Foods Research: Past, Present, and Future

Science Brief: The U.S Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Review of the Science on Ultra-Processed Foods - Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

The RESTRUCTURE Trial: Design and Outcomes - Ciarán G. Forde, PhD, Wageningen University and Research and Marlou Lasschuijt, PhD, Wageningen University and Research

Advancing Science on Ultra-Processed Foods via Adversarial Collaboration - Catherine E. Woteki, PhD, Iowa State University; American Society for Nutrition Foundation

What is ‘Gut Health’? From Research Concepts to Implementation

Welcome and Introductions - Gary Wu, MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Advancing Research that Supports 'Gut Health': Documenting the Continuum of Measures from Health to Disease - Cara Frankenfeld, PhD , EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies LLC

Defining 'Gut Health': A Comprehensive Framework - Maria Marco, PhD, University of California Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology

Award Lectures

2025 ASNF-NNF Henrik Dam Award Lecture: Periconceptional One-Carbon Metabolism and Maternal and Child Health

Julia Finkelstein, ScD MPH, Cornell University (Award Lecturer)

2025 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research Lecture: Lifestyle Modification and the New Anti-Obesity Medications - What's the Cornerstone of Treatment Now?

Thomas Wadden, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine (Award Lecturer)

2025 Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award Lecture: Early Nutrition and Development - Interconnected Path to Children Thriving

Maureen Black, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Award Lecturer)

Special Events

2025 ASNF-NNF Flemming Quaade Award for Innovative Approaches in Childhood Obesity: Twenty-One Rejections Roused Rigor – My Discoveries in Childhood Obesity

Andrew Agbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FNYAM, University of Eastern Finland (Award Honoree)

Additional Speakers: David Allison, PhD, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington; Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc, Novo Nordisk Foundation; Paul Coates, PhD, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Foundation

Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published & Improving the Discoverability of Your Research

Selecting the Right Journal for Your Work - Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Practical Tips for Preparing Your Manuscript - Christopher P. Duggan, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Boston Children’s Hospital

What to Expect During Peer Review and Responding to Reviewers - Jack Odle, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Current Developments in Nutrition and North Carolina State University

Writing Reviews and Talking Publicly about Your Work - Steven Abrams, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Nutrition and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Including Xingen Lei, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Nutrition and Cornell University

Leveraging AI for Scientific Research and Publishing Success

Richard Black, PhD - WISEcode

Amanda MacFarlane, PhD - Health Canada

Elena N. Naumova, PhD - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Real Talk: Navigating Change in the Workplace

Eric Ciappio, PhD, RD - Balchem Human Nutrition & Health

Alexandra Cowan-Pyle, PhD - Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Texas A&M University System

Mario Ferruzzi, PhD - Virginia Tech

Shalene McNeill, PhD - National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Tricia Psota, PhD, RDN - Nutrition In Demand

Andrea Wong, PhD - Council for Responsible Nutrition