Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
@abarad.bsky.social
Postdoc at Stanford. Interested in nutrition, omics and heart disease prevention ❤️
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Excited to share findings from my PhD work published in AJCN! As Dr. Hennigar noted in his editorial—“Findings from this study reframe how we think about dietary Fe requirements and build evidence for more precise Fe intake and supplementation guidelines”. Links below!👇 @nutritionorg.bsky.social
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Super excited to witness this project coming to fruition! I was part of the initial pilot project that recruited ~60 participants. I can imagine the amount of work to recruit over 500 participants during the COVID years! Super impressed that @abarad.bsky.social and Kimberly got it done!
Huge thanks to @kcklatt.bsky.social for having us on the AJCN 🎙️ to chat about the FeGenes study! Stay tuned for our next paper on the genetics of Fe absorption in this cohort, in collaboration with @yekaixiong.bsky.social. Exciting steps towards precision nutrition!
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
Iron & Precision Nutrition: The FeGenes Study
AJCN In Press · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Super excited to witness this project coming to fruition! I was part of the initial pilot project that recruited ~60 participants. I can imagine the amount of work to recruit over 500 participants during the COVID years! Super impressed that @abarad.bsky.social and Kimberly got it done!
Huge thanks to @kcklatt.bsky.social for having us on the AJCN 🎙️ to chat about the FeGenes study! Stay tuned for our next paper on the genetics of Fe absorption in this cohort, in collaboration with @yekaixiong.bsky.social. Exciting steps towards precision nutrition!
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
Iron & Precision Nutrition: The FeGenes Study
AJCN In Press · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Huge thanks to @kcklatt.bsky.social for having us on the AJCN 🎙️ to chat about the FeGenes study! Stay tuned for our next paper on the genetics of Fe absorption in this cohort, in collaboration with @yekaixiong.bsky.social. Exciting steps towards precision nutrition!
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
open.spotify.com/episode/091s...
Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
Grad to share the first paper from grad student, Adanna! (Very happy to share this on Bluesky!)
📣New from @yekaixiong.bsky.social & co!
📄A multi-level gene-diet interaction analysis of fish oil and 14 polyunsaturated fatty acid traits identifies the FADS and GRP12 loci
bit.ly/3HlYC99
📄A multi-level gene-diet interaction analysis of fish oil and 14 polyunsaturated fatty acid traits identifies the FADS and GRP12 loci
bit.ly/3HlYC99
May 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Grad to share the first paper from grad student, Adanna! (Very happy to share this on Bluesky!)
Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
Most hearts have right dominant coronary anatomy but some have left. Why? Is it random? When/how is dominance established?
Now out in @cellpress.bsky.social, the 1st GWAS of coronary dominance + experiments implicating CXCL12 as a driver of human coronary patterning!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Now out in @cellpress.bsky.social, the 1st GWAS of coronary dominance + experiments implicating CXCL12 as a driver of human coronary patterning!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
March 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Most hearts have right dominant coronary anatomy but some have left. Why? Is it random? When/how is dominance established?
Now out in @cellpress.bsky.social, the 1st GWAS of coronary dominance + experiments implicating CXCL12 as a driver of human coronary patterning!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Now out in @cellpress.bsky.social, the 1st GWAS of coronary dominance + experiments implicating CXCL12 as a driver of human coronary patterning!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Excited to share findings from my PhD work published in AJCN! As Dr. Hennigar noted in his editorial—“Findings from this study reframe how we think about dietary Fe requirements and build evidence for more precise Fe intake and supplementation guidelines”. Links below!👇 @nutritionorg.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Excited to share findings from my PhD work published in AJCN! As Dr. Hennigar noted in his editorial—“Findings from this study reframe how we think about dietary Fe requirements and build evidence for more precise Fe intake and supplementation guidelines”. Links below!👇 @nutritionorg.bsky.social
Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
Some more detailed thoughts, and a plea to basic science #metabolism folks to collaborate with #nutrition scientists/RDs:
open.substack.com/pub/kcklatt/...
open.substack.com/pub/kcklatt/...
December 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Some more detailed thoughts, and a plea to basic science #metabolism folks to collaborate with #nutrition scientists/RDs:
open.substack.com/pub/kcklatt/...
open.substack.com/pub/kcklatt/...
Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
A bit delayed, but finally, here is a Skytorial (Bluetorial?) on our recent study of guideline recommended statin use in younger adults. #CardioSky #MedSky #CVPrev
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Guideline recommended statin eligibility and use among U.S. adults ages 20 to 39 years
Guidelines for statin therapy emphasize treatment of adults ages 40–75 years, with less guidance for the treatment of younger adults, ages 20–39 years…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
A bit delayed, but finally, here is a Skytorial (Bluetorial?) on our recent study of guideline recommended statin use in younger adults. #CardioSky #MedSky #CVPrev
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
I was told this place had better science discourse. Where you nerds at?
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ALT: a woman in a purple dress is dancing in front of a tv land logo
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November 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I was told this place had better science discourse. Where you nerds at?
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#nutrition nerds 🤓 ‼️
The scientific report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is live (this is the scientific report used to craft the Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
Big focus this edition on chronic disease & life-stage specific recs, with a health equity lens
DietaryGuidelines.gov
The scientific report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is live (this is the scientific report used to craft the Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
Big focus this edition on chronic disease & life-stage specific recs, with a health equity lens
DietaryGuidelines.gov
December 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
#nutrition nerds 🤓 ‼️
The scientific report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is live (this is the scientific report used to craft the Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
Big focus this edition on chronic disease & life-stage specific recs, with a health equity lens
DietaryGuidelines.gov
The scientific report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is live (this is the scientific report used to craft the Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
Big focus this edition on chronic disease & life-stage specific recs, with a health equity lens
DietaryGuidelines.gov
Reposted by Alexa Barad, PhD, MS, RDN
Explore the article titled "Guideline-Recommended Statin Eligibility and Usage Among U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 39 Years." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CardioSky #MedSky #AJPC @aspcardio.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Explore the article titled "Guideline-Recommended Statin Eligibility and Usage Among U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 39 Years." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CardioSky #MedSky #AJPC @aspcardio.bsky.social