Organized by the Medical Nutrition Council

Congratulations to our award finalists:

• Samantha Kling, Pennsylvania State University. Abstract titled, “Double Trouble: Energy Density and Portion Size Combine to Increase Preschool Children’s Lunch Intake.”

• Katherine Balantekin, Pennsylvania State University. Abstract titled, “Patterns of Self-Reported Dieting and Energy Intake in 15y Girls.”

• Christian Wright, Purdue University. Abstract titled, ‘Effect of a High Protein, High Egg Diet on Muscle Composition, Metabolic Health and Systemic Inflammation in Overweight and Obese, Older Adults.”

• Mohammad Abdullah, University of Manitoba. Abstract titled, “Common rs3808607 Polymorphism in the Cholesterol 7α-Hydroxylase (CYP7A1) Gene Determines the Degree of Responsiveness of Circulating Cholesterol Concentrations to Dairy Consumption.”

• Mandana Amir Shaghaghi, University of Manitoba. Abstract titled, “Genetic Variants in GLUT14 Gene Enhance Susceptibility to Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”