The full Nutri Science 2026 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote · In-Person
Nutrients and bioactive compounds of non-traditional green leafy vegetables: A natural path to better health
Safiullah Pathan · Lincoln University of Missouri, United States
Bioactive, or biologically active, compounds are extra-nutritional phytochemicals found in small amounts in foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, oils, and whole grains. These compounds offer health benefits that go…
- Keynote · In-Person
Risk factors for neural tube defects in conflict-impacted Tigray, Ethiopia: Findings from a case–control study
Tafere Gebreegziabher Belay · Central Washington University, United States
Neural tube defects (NTDs) continue to pose a major global public health challenge, with prevalence and risk factors differing widely by region. In Tigray, the ongoing war and siege have severely disrupted the health…
- Keynote · In-Person
Combined influence of nutrition and physical activity on reproductive health in adolescent and young adult women: Risks, benefits, and clinical implications
Malgorzata Mizgier · Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland
Proper nutrition during adolescence plays a crucial role in ensuring optimal somatic, hormonal, and reproductive development in girls. This period is characterized by intense biological changes that require increased…
- Oral · In-Person
Hydrogen foods: A new era in the food industry
Ashot Khachatryan · New Hydrogen Technologies RPC, Armenia
When discussing human nutrition, we typically focus on the balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, caloric content, and daily requirements. However, not only the compositional makeup but also the bioelectrical…
- Oral · In-Person
Impact of nutritional status on limb salvage in critical limb ischemia: A retrospective analysis from a multidisciplinary program
Sonoko Kirinoki Ichikawa · Nippon Medical School Hospital, Japan
Background: The prevalence of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) is rising globally, and elderly patients often progress to major lower-limb amputation, resulting in loss of mobility and long-term disability. Our…
- Oral · In-Person
Dealing with addiction with happy hormones
Ms Suchi · Laughter Therapist, Singapore
Statement of the Problem: There is a lack of awareness about what are happy hormones and what can be done to get them. People tend to feel unhappy for multiple reasons and sort towards Addiction & Alcoholism and commit…
- Oral · In-Person
Self care for healing
Hema Dadhwal · Hal Glow-Bal’s Marketing & Content Creation Agency, Singapore
Statement of the Problem: There is a growing lack of awareness and understanding around the importance of self-care in daily life. Many individuals neglect their own well-being due to busy schedules, societal pressures…
- Oral · In-Person
Stainless steel ice oral cryotherapy for oral mucositis in nasopharyngeal cancer: A case report
Cindy Febrina · University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Introduction: Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating complication in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing chemoradiotherapy, with incidence exceeding 80%. It is characterized by painful oral…
- Oral · In-Person
A comparison of the nutrition teacher system in Japan and South Korea: Actual duties of nutrition teachers in Gyeonggi Province based on observations and interview
Satoe Kon · Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
The nutrition teacher system is only a national system in Japan and South Korea. While acknowledging the policy differences in school meal management between these two countries, this study examined how nutrition…
- Oral · In-Person
Computed tomography-defined osteosarcopenia is a predictor of prognosis in cancer: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Jin Xin · Hubei Cancer Hospital, China
Background: Osteosarcopenia is defined as the coexistence of sarcopenia and osteopenia/osteoporosis. The adverse health outcomes associated with osteosarcopenia may be more severe than those observed in individuals with…
- Oral · In-Person
Evaluation of the usefulness of heat-retention pack cooking for people requiring special consideration (patients with chronic kidney disease) in disaster situations
Chiho Myojin · Kindai University, Japan
Purpose: During disasters, household cooking is frequently conducted under conditions of power outages and gas supply disruptions, necessitating low-energy, practical, and safe cooking methods. Special consideration is…
- Oral · In-Person
Prognostic performance of the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 and the global leadership initiative on malnutrition in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Jin Xin · Hubei Cancer Hospital, China
Background: The Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) is used to identify patients at risk who may benefit from nutritional intervention, while the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria serve…
Day 2
- Oral · In-Person
Association between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and risk of heart failure: A UK Biobank cohort study
Lee Patricia Liao · University of Sydney, Australia
Background: Evidence supporting dietary interventions for Heart Failure (HF) prevention remains limited. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet—characterised by high intake of vegetables, fruits, and…
- Oral · In-Person
Ultrasound Assisted protein extraction from distiller’s rice spent grain: Advancing agro- industrial by-product valorisation for food applications
Charu Bisht · Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
Distiller’s rice spent grain is the predominant solid residue of the rice-based ethanol industry, accounting for approximately 85% of total byproducts generated. On average, 20 kg of spent grain is generated from 100 L…
- Oral · In-Person
Buckwheat protein concentrate as a functional ingredient for future food and nutrition applications
Priyanshi Maheshwari · Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
Buckwheat is a widely recognized pseudocereal belonging to the family Polygonaceae, predominantly cultivated in cold and mountainous regions of the world, particularly in China and Russia. According to 2023 statistics…
- Oral · In-Person
Valorization of pea pod food processing waste for recovery of protein using alkali-and salt-assisted extraction
Seema Singh · Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
The efficient management of waste in food processing is increasingly gaining importance as the food industry looks for eco-friendly and resource-saving technologies. Agro-industrial biomass generated during food…
- Oral · In-Person
Vitamin D supplementation and spinal fusion success: A meta-analysis
Galuh Indiradini · Brawijaya University, Indonesia
Background: Poor bone mineralization and various musculoskeletal disorder have been linked to Vitamin D deficiency, especially osteoporosis and fractures. Recently, there has been growing an interest towards the…
Day 3
- Keynote · Virtual
Ashwagandha: Potential drug candidate from ancient ayurvedic remedy
Dilip Ghosh · Western Sydney University, Australia
Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera ), also known as Indian ginseng and Indian Winter Cherry, is an important ancient plant has been employed in Indian traditional systems of medicine, Ayurveda and Unani, for over 3000…
- Keynote · Virtual
The software tools for FOP nutrition labelling
Iuliana Vintila · University ”Dunarea de Jos” Galati, Romania
The adequate and reliable menus nutrition labelling need a well-designed and easy-to-use digital tool, including an acceptable algorithm of nutritional profile comparing with the energy & nutrients DRV. The complex…
- Keynote · Virtual
Where west meets east? Time to globalise Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM)
Dilip Ghosh · Western Sydney University, Australia
When I steeped in to investigate much on about traditional Asian medical practice that seems mystical and pseudoscientific. Other than well-known success stories — artemisinin for malaria, and arsenic trioxide for…
- Keynote · Virtual
We are elastic: The color of hunger and food perception in borderline cognitive functioning
Raffaella Conversano · University of Bari, Italy
In a global context where food science is increasingly engaging with the complexity of cognitive diversity, the concept of elasticity becomes a bridge between body and mind, between sensory experience and cognitive…
- Keynote · Virtual
Assessment of a Metabolic Map (MM) in association with Metabolic Syndrome (MS)
Antonio Claudio Goulart Duarte · Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a complex and chronic metabolism disturbance. Obesity (OB), Dyslipidemia (DL), Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH), Atherosclerotic Microvascular Inflammation (AMI) and Hyperglicemia (HG) in…
- Keynote · Virtual
Translation modulators to preserve neurodegenerative decline from metal toxicity
Jack Timothy Rogers · Harvard University, United States
Manganese (Mn) toxicity has long been linked to the neurodegenerative movement disorder of occupational manganism and also has long been associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). We collaborated with Prof. Fudi Wang…
- Keynote · Virtual
Dietary patterns in autoimmune disease: From nutrition science to clinical outcomes
Neha Bhanusali · University of Central Florida, United States
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases provide a compelling human model to examine the interaction between dietary patterns and immune regulation. Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and…
- Keynote · Virtual
Plants with special reference to flavanoids and their role in obesity prevention
Mohammad Kamil · Lotus Holistic Institute, United Arab Emirates
Obesity is one of the most prevalent nutritional disease and a growing public health problem worldwide. The plant kingdom offers a rich source of structural biodiversity in the form of a variety of Natural Products. As…
- Oral · Virtual
Association of dietary flavonoid intake with incident depression risk and brain structural changes: A prospective study in the UK Biobank
Yaying Cao · Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Objectives: To prospectively evaluate the association of dietary flavonoid intake with both incident depression risk and brain structural changes. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: UK Biobank. Participants: The…
- Oral · Virtual
Sustainable nutrition from agricultural by-products: Nutrient and bioactive profiles of indigenous banana inflorescence cultivars in Malaysia
Sreelakshmi Sankara Narayanan · Taylor's University, Malaysia
Banana inflorescences, often discarded as agricultural by-products, represent a sustainable and nutrient-dense food resource with promising applications in community nutrition, functional foods, and health promotion.…
- Oral · Virtual
Glial cell nutrient sensing: Mechanisms of nutrients regulating Alzheimer’s pathogenesis and precision intervention
Qingmin Yan · Ningbo University, China
Modern nutrition plays a pivotal role in clinical care. While existing studies have touched upon neuro-nutrition in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a comprehensive analysis of how the six essential nutrient categories…
- Oral · Virtual
Valorization of mushroom byproducts by co-fermentation with soybeans for a functional Douchi development
Ren You Gan · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
This work explores the valorization of Edible Mushroom By-Products (EMBP) in Douchi production. We first focused on optimizing the critical koji-making stage, utilizing a mixed culture of Aspergillus oryzae and Mucor…
- Oral · Virtual
Dietary advanced glycation end products: How common cooking methods impact health outcomes
Sreelakshmi Sankara Narayanan · Taylor's University, Malaysia
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) are a heterogeneous group of compounds formed through non-enzymatic reactions between reducing sugars and free amine groups in proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids, primarily via the…
- Oral · Virtual
Enzymatic and functional characterization of synthetic dye biotransformation by a pre-isolated bacterial strain
Kousani Chakraborty · University of Calcutta, India
The indiscriminate release of synthetic dyes from textile effluents poses a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems and public health. Addressing this challenge, the present dissertation investigates the bioremediation…
- Oral · Virtual
Repurposing the food residues into value-added bakery products: A sustainable way for development of nutritious products
Shuchi Upadhyay · UPES, India
The formulation of highly nutritious bakery products is always in demand, which can be fulfilled through the innovative design of food waste. Innovative use of food residue is important for achieving the country’s SDG…
- Oral · Virtual
Comparative evaluation of Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in snack foods and investigation of mitigation strategies
Ayse Binnur Karatas · Central Research Institute of Food and Feed Control, Turkey
Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) are harmful compounds formed through non-enzymatic reactions between reducing sugars and amino groups in proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids. They are associated with the…
- Oral · Virtual
Women, food security and nutrition: Elevating the generational health
Vandana Dabla · UN Women, India
Women are central to food systems and intergenerational health outcomes and yet remain disproportionately affected by food insecurity and malnutrition. Globally, more than 1 billion women experience nutritional…
- Oral · Virtual
Nano-liposomal curcumin–berberine hybrid formulation for targeted modulation of pancreatic inflammation and oxidative stress in pancreatitis
Rama Rao Nadendla · Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, India
Pancreatitis is a complex inflammatory disorder of the pancreas marked by excessive oxidative stress, dysregulated cytokine signaling, and pancreatic enzyme leakage, leading to progressive tissue damage. Current…
- Oral · Virtual
Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) as a future functional food: Mitigating oxidative and apoptotic injury in doxorubicin-treated rats
Atefeh Rahimi · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Anthracycline agents such as doxorubicin are widely used in cancer therapy but are associated with severe oxidative and apoptotic damage in cardiac tissue. Identifying safe, accessible, and nutrition-based protective…
- Oral · Virtual
Internet of Things (IoT) applications in hygiene control in food production
Yasin Ozdemir · Ataturk Horticultural Central Research Institute, Turkey
Inspection of personnel and environmental hygiene at every stage of production is of critical importance both in terms of ensuring food safety and preventing waste of resources. Digital technologies that have developed…
- Oral · Virtual
From “Healthy” claims to scientific credibility: Bridging nutrition science, food technology and consumer communication
Joanna Sledziona · Private Practice in Nutrition and Herbal Science, Poland
In recent years, nutrition-related communication has emerged as a critical factor influencing consumer trust in food, supplement, and wellness products worldwide. While advances in nutrition science and food technology…
- Oral · Virtual
Assessment of iodine content of local commercial table/ cooking salt brands in Egyptian (Cairo) market
Ghada Z A Soliman · MOH, Egypt
Introduction: Iodine is a rare element. Iodine is a component of thyroid gland hormones. Iodine Deficiency Disease (IDD) is an important public health problem all over the world, occurs as a result of iodine deficiency.…
- Oral · Virtual
Effective methods for teaching artisanal skills: Lessons from custom cake workshops and professional kitchen training
Chetanya Rai · Tavistock Group, United States
This study discusses the interface of culinary training, nutrition education, and the concept of public health, which involves the concept of experiential culinary education and nutrition awareness, food science…
- Oral · Virtual
The benefits of probiotics during pregnancy and breastfeeding: Critical windows of development
Diana Catalina Castro Rodriguez · Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, Mexico
The overall health of pregnant and lactating women is an important element in a country's development. The nutritional status of the mother affects the weight of the newborn, which in turn affects the health of the…
- Poster · Virtual
Nutritional composition of black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) grown in Taif City, Saudi Arabia
Reem Abdulaziz Alazwari · King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Morus nigra L . is a deciduous tree of the Moraceae family that grows widely in temperate and subtropical countries. The nutritional composition of black mulberry fruit comprises both nutrients…
- Poster · Virtual
Impact of dietary salicylates on maternal-fetal outcomes in pregnant rats with L-NAME-induced preeclampsia
Joanna Suliburska · Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Low-dose aspirin prophylaxis is recommended for women at high risk of preeclampsia. It has been suggested that dietary salicylates may have a similar effect. This study evaluated the effect of dietary salicylates on the…
- Poster · Virtual
Macrominerals and microminerals content of some selected green leafy vegetables grown in Saudi Arabia
Bushra Salem Alharbi · King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Objectives: To determine the macromineral and micromineral content of selected Green Leafy Vegetables (GLVs) commonly consumed in Saudi Arabia, and to contribute in developing the Saudi Food Composition Table (SFCT).…
- Poster · Virtual
Food stigma and eating behaviors in white, black, and Latinx American women
Manasvini Sai · Spring-Ford High School, United States
This co-presented poster will showcase the findings from the study of a multi-method investigation of food preferences, eating behavior, and stigma in White, Black and Latinx Women in the United States. Recent public…
- Poster · Virtual
Food stigma and eating behaviors in white, black, and Latinx American women
Hailie Davis · Ursinus College, United States
This co-presented poster will showcase the findings from the study of a multi-method investigation of food preferences, eating behavior, and stigma in White, Black and Latinx Women in the United States. Recent public…
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