In this episode, Associate Editor, Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD speaks with Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, Professor of human nutrition at Cornell University, and Alexa Barad Zayat, PhD RD, a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, about their recent series of publications from the FeGenes study, detailing differences in iron status, absorption and regulatory hormones across individuals of different ancestry groups. The set of 3 publications can be found below:Characterization of iron status biomarkers and hematological indices among young adults of East Asian or Northern European ancestry: A cross-sectional analysis from the Iron Genes in East Asian and Northern European Adults Study (FeGenes)Iron regulatory hormones and their associations with iron status biomarkers among healthy adults of East Asian or Northern European ancestry: A cross-sectional comparison from the Iron Genes in East Asian and Northern European Adults Study (FeGenes)Differences in nonheme iron absorption between healthy adults of East Asian or Northern European ancestry from the Iron Genes in East Asian and Northern European Adults Study (FeGenes): A cross-sectional stable iron isotope studyBe sure to connect with us! AJCN: @AJCNutrition; Dr. Klatt: @kcklatt;. Find all of the publications from the American Society for Nutrition (@nutritionorg; @jnutritionorg) at our website: https://nutrition.org/publications/. 

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