Nutrition and Metabolism Research Paper Session: GI, Obesity, Metabolic, and Other Nutrition-Related Concepts (T23)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-048-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

Today’s medical environment demands evidence-based practice, replicable results, and improved patient outcomes. Our abstract authors conduct research to help meet these challenges and provide breakthroughs in our knowledge and in our patient care. These sessions are dedicated to presentations of high-ranking abstracts. Abstracts are presented by topic, so you can explore cutting edge research on issues that interest you. The abstracts will also be published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JPEN), making them part of the body of evidence available to guide your clinical care.

Topics & Presenters

LPS Induced Gut Barrier Disruption Drives Liver Injury in a Novel Transwell Co-Culture System

Ashlesha Bagwe
MD

Doctor

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

St. Louis, MO

An Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Exercise in IBD Patients Improve Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Mette Holst
PhD

Professor in Applied Nutrition, Department of Clinical Medicine

Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg SV, Nordjylland, Denmark

The Relationship of Skeletal Muscle Mass to Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients

Pitchakorn Puangpornsri
MD

Physician

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Individual and Combined Effects of Fasting and Inflammation on Gastrointestinal Motility and Gene Expression of Enteroendocrine Cell Markers

Jordan D. Philpott
PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Impact of Tirzepatide on Weight and Hepatic Outcomes in Adolescents with MASLD

Andrea M. Tou
MBBCh, BAO

Advanced Nutrition Fellow

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Accuracy and Precision of a Portable Indirect Calorimetry Device for Assessing Resting Metabolic Rate in Individuals With BMI≥35kg/m2 and Advanced Osteoarthritis

Flavio T. Vieira
PhD, MSc

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Moderators:

Adeeti Chiplunker

MD, MMS

Associate Professor

Medical Director of Nutrition Services, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, OH

Merin Kinikini 

DNP, RD, CNSC, IFMCP

Metabolic Nutrition Support Clinic NP

Intermountain Health

Salt Lake City, UT

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