This special collection includes the following recordings:

Scientific Symposia

NUTRITION 2026 Plenary Session - Dietary Guidance at a Crossroads: Science, Practice, and Innovation

Welcome to NUTRITION 2026 - Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI, Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center; President, American Society for Nutrition

Introduction - Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD, Tufts University School of Medicine

How Nutrition Evidence Becomes Dietary Guidance - Sarah L. Booth, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

Closing the Gap Between Dietary Guidance and Real-World Eating - Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD, LDN, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Reimagining Dietary Guidance: The Role of AI/Modeling, Data Science, and Other Technology - Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, City University of New York

Conversation and Audience Q&A 

NUTRITION 2026 Presidential Symposium - One Health in a Global Context: Food Systems, Nutrition, and Human Health

Welcome and Introductions - Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, DFASN, FTOS, FAHA, FNAI, Texas Tech University & Texas Tech Health Sciences Center; President, American Society for Nutrition

Celebrating 80 Years of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences - Jacques Delarue, MD, PhD, International Union of Nutritional Sciences

Building Resilient Food Systems for Health, People and the Planet - Ismahane Elouafi, PhD, CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)

Nourishing Children Through Local Food Systems: Biodiversity, the Microbiome, and Healthy Growth - Tahmeed Ahmed, MBBS, PhD, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Advances in the Assessment of Malnutrition and Undernutrition

Welcome and Introductions - Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD, National Institutes of Health and Daniel Raiten, PhD, DFASN, NIH Office of Nutrition Research

Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Work Group 1: Biology - Julia L. Finkelstein, ScD, MPH, Cornell University

Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Work Group 2: Environment - Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD, The Pennsylvania State University

Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Work Group 3: Approaches to Assessment - Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health

Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Work Group 4: Capacity and Resource Needs - Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Work Group 5: Translation/Implementation - Kris M. Mogensen, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Implications of the WHO ICD Code for Undernutrition in Clinical Settings for Adults - Gordon L. Jensen, MD, PhD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Questions and Answers

An Inconvenient Truth? Limited Impact of Diet on Human Gut Microbiota Communities

Welcome and Introductions - Sean Adams, PhD, UC Davis School of Medicine

Diet-Microbiome Interactions: An Ecological Perspective for Nutrition Science - Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, FASN, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Does the Adherence to a Dietary Pattern Influence the Composition of the Gut Microbiome? Evidence from a Controlled Feeding Trial - Brian Piccolo, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

How Much Does Diet Really Matter? The Gut Microbiome’s Response to Repeated Diet Quality Cycling - Tzu-Wen Cross, PhD, Purdue University

Love the One You’re With: Optimizing Dietary Intake for the Microbiota That You’ve Got - Sean Gibbons, PhD, Institute for Systems Biology

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers 

Beyond "GLP-1s": Mechanistic Insights into Amylin and Glucagon Pathways in Next Generation Obesity Medicines

Welcome and Introductions - Drew Sayer, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Unexpected Metabolic Actions of Glucagon Receptor Agonism in Incretin-Based Therapies - Kirk Habegger, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Neuropharmacology and Metabolic Actions of Amylin: Linking Brain Circuits to Obesity Treatment - Christelle Le Foll, PhD, University of Zurich

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Beyond the Label: Regulation of Food Additives

Welcome and Introductions - Anna Rosales, RD, IFT

Food Additives 101: From Function to Regulation - Kantha Shelke, PhD, Johns Hopkins University; Corvus Blue LLC

The Future of Food Additive Regulation: Implications for the Food Supply, Public Health, and Consumers - Mario Ferruzzi, PhD, Virginia Tech; Carrie McMahon, PhD, Feed My Mind Regulatory Consulting LLC, Anna Rosales, RD, IFT; Kantha Shelke, PhD, Johns Hopkins University; Corvus Blue LLC

Dismantling Silos in Child Nutrition: Examining the Evidence and Leveraging Social Protection Platforms

Why Connecting Across Malnutrition Silos Matters - And What the Evidence Reveals - Tanya N. Khara, MSc, Emergency Nutrition Network

Nutrition Sensitive Social Protection Saves Money and Lives - Mia Blakstad, MSc, PhD, The World Bank

Preventing Both Stunting and Wasting via Integration of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements for Vulnerable Children 6–23 Months of Age Into Health and Social Protection Programs - Kathryn G. Dewey, PhD, University of California, Davis

Effects of Hybrid Food Assistance Programs on Child Nutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Yue Zhan, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

From Cash Transfers to Nutrition Outcomes in Somalia: Embedding Nutrition and Food Security in an Adaptive Social Protection System - Mona Luisa Niebuhr, MS, The World Bank

Panel Discussion

Early Environmental Exposures and Later Risk of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Outcomes: Findings From the ECHO Program

Introduction to the ECHO Program: Advancing Research on Early Environmental Influences and Child Health - Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN, Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, National Institutes of Health

Do Pregnancy and Child Health Behaviors Mitigate Associations of Maternal Obesity With Childhood Adiposity? - Sylvia E. Badon, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

The Gut Microbiome and Risk of Child Obesity - Sarah S. Comstock, PhD, Michigan State University

Screen Use and Childhood Obesity: Is There a Bi-directional Association? - Traci A. Bekelman, PhD, MPH, Colorado School of Public Health

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Engaging the Public To Build Trust in Science: Strategies for Nutrition Professionals To Understand and Respond to Misinformation

Welcome - Lisa M. Troy, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Introduction and Framing - Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

How Deceptive Discourse Shapes Nutrition & Public Health Debates - William K. Hallman, PhD, Rutgers University

From Research to Reality: Communicating Nutrition Science - Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD, University of Toronto

What the Public Believes - Kris Sollid, RD, International Food Information Council

Why Humans are Resistant to Change Despite Evidence to the Contrary - Tamar Haspel, The Washington Post

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Food is Medicine: Evidence and Implementation in Healthcare Systems

Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH - UNC School of Medicine

Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD - National Institutes of Health

Donna Lawson, Doctor of Educational Ministry, Student - Food is Medicine Institute's Community Council

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH - Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Tufts University, Tufts School of Medicine and Division of Cardiology

Pamela Schwartz, MPH - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

GLP-1 Therapies Across the Lifespan: Special Populations and Clinical Implications

Welcome and introductions - Claire Berryman, PhD, RD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

GLP-1 Therapies in Pediatrics - Jaime M. Moore, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine

GLP-1 Therapies in Adult Populations - Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE, University of Alabama at Birmingham

GLP-1 Therapies in Older Adults - Michael Weintraub, MD, NYU Langone Health

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Infant Formula Regulation and Nutritional Composition: Operation Stork Speed and Beyond

Welcome and Introductions - Stephanie W. Waldrop, MD, MPH, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Elizabeth Widen, PhD, RD, The University of Texas at Austin

Beyond Nutrition: Bioactive Components of Human Milk - From Biological Function to the Challenges of Formula Integration - Yarden Golan Maor, PhD, Cornell University

Closing the Lipid Gap: Advancing Infant Formula Composition - Aline Andres, PhD, RD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Regulatory Issues in Infant Formula and Early Childhood Nutrition: Where Do We Go Next? - Steven A. Abrams, MD, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

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

Menopause and Nutrition: The Hormonal Shifts, Microbiome Changes, Brain Fog, and Weight Gain - Annina Burns, PhD, RD, National Institutes of Health

The Role of the Microbiome in Dietary and Estrogen Exposures: Implications in the Menopause Transition - Meredith Hullar, PhD, Fred Hutch

Vitamin D - the Rest of the Story: The Gut Microbiome and Cancer Risk at Midlife - Leigh Greathouse, PhD, MPH, MS, RD, Baylor University

Characterising the Menopause Transition: Symptoms, Metabolic Changes, and Gut Microbiome - Kate Bermingham, PhD, ZOE Ltd

Addressing the Menopause Transition: Opportunities in Public Health, Nutrition and Community-Engaged Research - Stella Yi, PhD, MPH, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Navigating Competing Nutrition Goals in Older Adults

Welcome and Introductions - Samaneh Farsijani, PhD, RD, University of Pittsburgh

Weight Loss vs Muscle/Bone - William J. Evans, PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Cardiometabolic Risk vs Frailty/Function - Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, FHFSA, FAHA, FACC, Cleveland Clinic

Calorie Restriction for Longevity vs Undernutrition - Nia S. Mitchell, MD, MPH, Duke University School of Medicine

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Nutrition AI for Dietary Assessment & Real-Time Feedback: State of the Science, Accuracy, and Ethics

Welcome and Introductions - Debbie Fetter, PhD, University of California, Davis

The AI Dietary Assessment Landscape: Promise, Tools, and the State of the Evidence - Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Byte-Sized Diet: Building the Academic Pipeline for Next-Generation Nutrition AI - Fengqing Zhu, PhD, Purdue University

Collaborate Your Way to AI - Diana Thomas, PhD, West Point

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - including Lauren Au, PhD, RD, University of California, Davis and Catherine P. Ward, PhD, RD, Google, Stanford University

Organoid Models in Nutrition Research: Emerging Tools and Applications

Welcome and Introductions - James Collins, PhD, University of Florida and Stephen Hennigar, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

From Animal Models to Human-Relevant Systems: NIH Perspectives on the Future of Nutrition Research - Srivatsan (Sri) Kidambi, MS, PhD, NIH Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center, National Institutes of Health

Overview: Use of Organoid Cultures in Advancing Nutrition Research - Judith Storch, PhD, Rutgers University

Intestinal Stem Cell-Derived Enteroids From Morbidly Obese Patients Preserve Obesity-Related Phenotypes - Nicholas Zachos, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Protein: Bridging Requirements and Food-Based Guidance

Welcome and introductions - Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD, University of Vermont

Development and Update of the RDA for Protein - Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD, McMaster University

Development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Protein Recommendation - Heather J. Leidy, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Commentary: Protein and Children and Adolescents - Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS, Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

Commentary: Protein and Older Adults - Daniel Tomé, PhD, Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Transforming Nutrition Education Across the Medical Training Continuum

Welcome and Introductions - Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition

Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Continuum: An Initiative Led by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Samuel Watters, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Efforts of the Association of American Medical Colleges - Lisa Howley, PhD, Association of American Medical Colleges

The Nutrition Education Challenge - Holly Nicastro, PhD, MPH, National Institutes of Health

Introducing the Physician Nutrition Learning Hub - Carine M. Lenders, MD, MS, ScD, Boston University School of Medicine

Panel Discussion - Moderator: Laura Murray-Kolb, MS, PhD, Purdue University

Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities

Opening Remarks and Introductions - Bramaramba J. Kowtha, MS, RDN, LDN, National Institutes of Health, Office of Disease Prevention

NIH Supported Research on Ultra-Processed Foods Portfolio Analysis - Nicholas Jury, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Office of Nutrition Research

A Multi-faceted Approach to Understand the Role of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Cancer Etiology and Prevention - Kaelyn F. Burns, PhD, MS, Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute

Ultra-Processed Foods, Energy Intake, and Obesity Risk: Mechanistic Insights From Controlled Feeding and Neuroimaging Studies - Aaron Hengist, PhD, National Institutes of Health and Valerie L. Darcey, PhD, MS, RD, LD, National Institutes of Health, NIDDK

Associations of Ultra-Processed Food Intake with Cardiometabolic Risk Differ by Nutritional Quality - Leah M. Lipsky, PhD, MHS, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

FDA and Ultra-Processed Foods - Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD, Food and Drug Administration

NIH Priorities on UPF Research - Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD, National Institutes of Health

Questions and Answers

Award Lectures

2026 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research Lecture - Adipose Neighborhoods: Depot-Dependent Biology and Metabolic Health

Welcome and Introductions - Judith Storch, PhD, Rutgers University

Award Lecture - Adipose Neighborhoods: Depot-Dependent Biology and Metabolic Health - Susan K. Fried, PhD, Rutgers University

Questions and Answers

2026 Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Award Lecture - Bridging Science and Society: Nutrition and Global Health Across the Lifecycle

Welcome and Introductions - Lindsey M. Locks, ScD MPH, Boston University and Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Award Lecture: Bridging Science and Society: Nutrition and Global Health Across the Lifecycle - Wafaie W. Fawzi, MBBS. DrPH - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Questions and Answers

2026 Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture - How Should Medical Students and Other Trainees Learn the Science of Nutrition?

Welcome and Introductions - Robert Suskind, MD, Dean Emeritus, California University of Science and Medicine

Award Lecture: How Should Medical Students and Other Trainees Learn the Science of Nutrition? - Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Question and Answers

Food is Medicine: Hype or Hope? - The Journal of Nutrition's 2026 Mal Nesheim Nutrition Landscape Award Lecture

Welcome and Introductions - Xingen Lei, PhD, Cornell University

Introduction to the 2026 Mal Nesheim Nutrition Landscape Award Lecture - Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Food is Medicine: Hype or Hope? - The Journal of Nutrition's 2026 Mal Nesheim Nutrition Landscape Award Lecture - Frank B. Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Questions and Answers

Innovative Approaches in Childhood Obesity: ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Flemming Quaade Emerging Investigators

Welcome and Opening Remarks / Nutrition Matters: Celebrating Discovery and Innovation - Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc, Independent Consultant; Boards of Directors and Scientific Advisory Boards, Founding Editor-in-Chief, Obesity Reviews

2026 Flemming Quaade Emerging Investigator Lecture - Rachel Whooten, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children

Research Update from the 2025 Flemming Quaade Award Recipient - Andrew Agbaje, MD, MPH, PhD, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FNYAM, University of Eastern Finland

Conversation and Audience Q&A with Flemming Quaade Awardees - Moderator: Ana Palacios, MD, PhD, Georgia Southern University

Micronutrients and Metabolism as Architects of Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Extending Dam's Legacy - The 2026 ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award Lecture

Welcome and Opening Remarks / Nutrition Matters: Celebrating Discovery and Innovation - Paul M. Coates, PhD, DFASN, ASN Foundation

Welcome from the Novo Nordisk Foundation - Kristine Faerch, MSc, PhD, MBA, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Introduction to the 2026 ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award Lecture - Paul M. Coates, PhD, DFASN, ASN Foundation

Micronutrients and Metabolism as Architects of Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Extending Dam's Legacy - The 2026 ASN Foundation-Novo Nordisk Foundation Henrik Dam Award Lecture - Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conversation and Audience Q&A with Dr. Thalacker-Mercer - Moderator: Patrick Stover, PhD, Institute for Connecting Nutrition and Health (ICON-Health), Florida State University

Special Events

Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published

Welcome and Introductions - Brian Lindshield, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Current Developments in Nutrition, Kansas State University

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

Choosing the Right Journal and Navigating Editorial and Peer Review - Hope Weiler, PhD, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Government of Canada

Writing & Responding to Peer Reviewer and Increasing the Visibility of Your Research - Steven Abrams, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Current Developments in Nutrition, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Reporting Nutrition Trials with Rigor: Applying the CONSORT Nutrition Extension - Jessica Rigutto-Farebrother, PhD, University of Notre Dame

Ask the Editors Q&A: Common Pitfalls, Tough Decisions, and Real-World Advice - including Xingen Lei, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Nutrition, Cornell University

Building Competitive Research Programs as Early Career Investigators - A Fireside Chat

Moderator: Lynn Ferro, PhD, MPH, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Speakers:

David Church, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Sarah Comstock, PhD, Michigan State University

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

Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health

Candida Rebello, PhD, RD, LDN, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

If Science is Clear, Why Aren't We Healthier?

Welcome and Introductions - Eric Ciappio, PhD, RD, Balchem Human Nutrition & Health

Why Strong Nutrition Science Still Struggles to Change Public Health - Joanne Slavin, PhD, RDN, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Why Scientific Consensus Doesn’t Always Lead to Action - Bradley Johnston, PhD, Texas A&M University

Why Consumers Don’t Act on Nutrition Information - Joshua Anthony, MS, PhD, MBA, Nlumn

Turning Nutrition Science into Products People Will Actually Use - Evan Berk, PhD, Unilever

Panel Discussion

Next-Generation Standard Reference Diets: Building Nutritional Rigor and Relevance Using Replicable Diet Formulations in Animal Models of Human Disease

Speakers:

Sarah Booth, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

Stephen Watts, PhD, University of Alabama Birmingham

Science in the Age of Social Media: Navigating Influencers and Using Social Media to Share Evidence-Based Science

Welcome and Introductions - Bahar Bakhshi, MS, Boston University School of Medicine

From Research to Reach: Communicating Nutrition Science Across Modern Media, Languages, and Cultures - Gisela Bouvier, MBA, RDN, LDN, Gisela Bouvier Nutrition

Storytelling and Accessibility in Scientific Communication: Practical Approaches for Content Creation - Mindy Patterson, PhD, RDN, Texas Woman's University

A Proof of Concept of Trustworthy Social Media Health Influencers: Collaboration With the AHA to Promote Cardiovascular Health Among Hispanics/Latinos - Kenny Mendoza Herrera, PhD, MS, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center

From Papers to Posts: Visibility, Credibility, and Burnout in Nutrition Science Communication - Deirdre Tobias, ScD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers

Systematic Reviews: Understanding Quality, Applying Findings, and Driving Impact

Systematic Review Methods: A Quick Guide to Interpreting Quality - Maureen K. Spill, PhD, Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

Anatomy of a Systematic Review Protocol - Diane D. Stadler, PhD, RD, Oregon Health & Science University

Errors and Oversights in Meta-analysis - Andrew W. Brown, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Research Institute

Leveraging Empty Reviews to Guide Research Priorities - Lauren E. O'Connor, PhD, MPH, Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

Using Systematic Reviews to Inform Policy and Guidelines: Challenges and Recommendations - Rebecca Jungbauer, DrPH, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University