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Saurabh Pandey and Jenna Skidmore’s systematic review of diet and the gut microbiota in individuals at elevated risk for colorectal cancer is now published.

For his project on physical activity, the gut microbiome, and appetite.

Elaheh Rabbani, Caitlyn Winn, and Dr. Dhillon presented almond and whole-food diet findings, with Onyedika Ani and Ayodeji Adepoju as co-authors, at the American Society for Nutrition conference in Washington, DC.

Onyedika Ani and Elaheh Rabbani’s paper from the Personalized Whole Foods Diet trial is now on medRxiv.

Caitlyn Winn and Leah Groene led an analysis of how demographic factors moderate college obesity-prevention interventions. Read it on medRxiv.

Selected as one of 15 scholars for the Industry-Nutrition Science Partnership for Innovation, Research & Engagement workshop at the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center.

Ayodeji Adepoju, Elaheh Rabbani, and Philip Brickey’s Nutrients paper showed almonds improve inflammatory profiles independent of weight change, and was covered by News-Medical and others.

Invited talks by Dr. Dhillon:

• University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India: Nutrition Research Workshop (a 4-hour workshop she led)
• Iowa State University: Diet-Microbiome Interactions Driving Cardiometabolic Health
• Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Integrating Beef into Healthy Diets: Effects on Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Gut Microbiota

Dr. Dhillon presented work with Onyedika Ani and Leah Groene in Atlanta: Glucoregulatory Responses to a Personalized Diet in Black and White Adults with Overweight/Obesity.

Presented at the American Society for Nutrition conference in Orlando:

• Ayodeji Adepoju: Almond Consumption for 6 Weeks Improves Inflammatory Profiles in Adults with Obesity
• Elaheh Rabbani: Association of Diet Quality with Meal-Related Habits and Lifestyle Factors in Young to Middle-Aged Adults
• Caitlyn Winn: College Health Interventions Improve Fruit/Vegetable Intake and Meal Planning Agency in College Undergraduates

Co-authors from the lab included Onyedika Ani and Leah Groene.

With Caitlyn Winn: Sex Differences in the Impact of Health Interventions on Diet and Physical Activity Among College Students.

Almond consumption changed metabolomic responses to a glucose challenge in young adults. Saurabh Pandey is a co-author from the lab. Read the paper.

Invited talks by Dr. Dhillon:

• Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: The Role of Beef in Healthy Dietary Patterns: Examining Cardiometabolic and Microbiome Effects
• MU Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri: How Diet and Exercise Influence Cardiometabolic Health and Microbiome Interactions

Presented at USDA NC1193 Multistate Project meetings:

• Leah Groene: Effects of Food Security Status on Diet and Perceived Stress in Young Adults
• Caitlyn Winn: Predictors of Perceived Stress in College Students

In Kano, Nigeria: Impact of an 8-Week Personalized Intervention on Diet Quality of Black and White Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity.