Featured Session

Hot Topic - Fats, Facts, and Fiction: The Seed Oil Controversy

Chair(s)

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  Rinat Ran-Ressler, PhD

  Senior Principal Nutritionist
  Nestle Health Science
  Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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  Fabiola Dionisi, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Senior Expert - Lipids
  Societe' des Produits Nestle'
  Lausanne, Switzerland

Seed oils have become a hot topic in nutrition and public health conversations. In this Hot Topic session, we will explore various aspects of seed oils such as the definition of seed oil, oxidation, process contaminants, health benefits, and the availability of alternative oils in the US supply chain. The session will conclude with a panel discussion for open dialogue and audience Q&A.

Presentations:

• 8:35 AM – 8:55 AM PST

  Seed Oils: What's the Problem
  

  Presenter: Eric Andrew Decker, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 8:55 AM – 9:15 AM PST

  Pros and Cons of Linoleic Acid
  

  Presenter: Philip Calder, PhD, DPhil (he/him/his) – University of Southampton
• 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM PST

  From the Hateful Eight to the Helpful Plate: Seeding a path to precision nutrition
  

  Presenter: J. Thomas Brenna, PhD – The University of Texas At Austin
• 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM PST

  Panel and Q&A
  

  Presenter: J. Thomas Brenna, PhD – The University of Texas At Austin

  Presenter: Philip Calder, PhD, DPhil (he/him/his) – University of Southampton

  Presenter: Eric Andrew Decker, PhD – University of Massachusetts Amherst