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Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD

@KCKlatt

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Incoming Assist Prof @nutrisci_uoft. Metabolism Researcher, Registered Dietitian. Editor @AJCNutrition. Alum: @CornellNutri @NIHClinicalCntr @bcmhouston

Berkeley, CA
Joined April 2014
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
3 years
New publication 🚨 Our RCT + isotope tracing detailing a significant nutrient-nutrient interaction during pregnancy between choline and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; omega 3) is now online @AJCNutrition. A thread ⬇️ https://t.co/NmSGXwjjHu #RDchat #Metabolism #Obgyn #obstetrics
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ABSTRACTBackground. Dietary methyl donors (e.g., choline) support the activity of the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway, which ge
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@NEJM
NEJM
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Original Article: Fish-Oil Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis (PISCES trial) https://t.co/m4W5oUljyX Editorial: Fish Oil for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis — Red Herring or Great Catch? https://t.co/MRvzOdneNP @ASNKidney | #KidneyWk
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@brittanibilse
Brittani Bilse
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Hey folks, big news on rural health-CMS just announced all 50 states applied for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to revamp care in underserved areas! It's a game-changer for access, workforce, and tech in rural spots. Lets check them out so far:
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NEJM
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Presented at #KidneyWk: In the PISCES trial involving participants receiving hemodialysis, fish oil (n−3 fatty acids) was compared with corn-oil placebo. The rate of serious cardiovascular events was lower with daily fish-oil supplementation. Full trial results:
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@Paul_Wischmeyer
Paul Wischmeyer MD
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📣 APPLY NOW for 2026 Duke Online Clinical Nutrition Fellowship to interact with international clinical nutrition experts! 📝 Apply by E-mail now- send CV & Interest Letter before 2026 class is full! online.clinicalnutrition@dm.duke.edu 🔎 Learn More: https://t.co/Glh6X4pDav
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@Atul_Gawande
Atul Gawande
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice." It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/
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The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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@Atul_Gawande
Atul Gawande
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I led global health at USAID. And I helped make a new film, "Rovina's Choice," about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused -- already 600,000, 2/3 of them children.
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
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Western Civilization is doomed, unless the core weakness of suicidal empathy is recognized and actions are taken that are hard, but necessary for survival
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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Videos like this should be required viewing for food activists who champion 'if you can't pronounce it don't eat it' & other ick factor-based health guidance. Foodie tropes regularly become anti-vaccine tropes & the nutrition world really hasn't reckoned with their role in this
@mikeroweworks
The Real Mike Rowe
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I should have shared this interview yesterday, on Halloween, because frankly, it scared the hell out of me. My favorite criminologist, @GDBAProtects, has written a new book, and it’s as terrifying as it is controversial. It’s also laugh-out-loud funny, absolutely maddening, and
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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If you're wondering what about the science has changed, it's really not much. The Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee report didn't change their recs on satfat ... But Rollins pretty flat out tells us it's about economics (and ag votes) https://t.co/HJg5gkuvWq
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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The academic debates around saturated fat have largely questioned whether they're as 'bad' as once thought, given the limited association with CVD in cohort studies assessing self reported intakes in relation to disease risk (despite controlled feeding trials clearly showing a
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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In case the internet deletes
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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It's 2025, we're making America healthy again, and our HHS is thanking the president for increasing the variety of sugary sodas available on the marketplace.
@HHSGov
HHS
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Thank you, @POTUS!
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@gorskon
David Gorski, MD, PhD
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Surgeon General nominee @CaseyMeansMD is an advocate of “functional medicine.” She, #MAHA, and a new “board certification” will falsely legitimize quackery.
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Surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means is an advocate of "functional medicine." She, MAHA, and a new "board certification" will falsely legitimize quackery.
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@_TheTransmitter
The Transmitter
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“It is rich that the NIH and Big Pharma want to take over leucovorin when they and the universities have fought my research for 20 years,” says Richard Frye. By @bborrell https://t.co/OxMOKVKic6
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Frye has led two placebo-controlled trials of the folate supplement in autistic people; the first was suspended by regulators, and the other has yet to be published.
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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Folks following the leucovorin & autism story should be aware of a ton of PubPeer activity on one of the major trials. Many inconsistencies, statistical concerns, etc raised. https://t.co/h03ZC56swC
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Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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This stat news piece is a good insider view of the FDA for those of us confused why Makary said leucovorin would treat hundreds of thousands of kids with autism, meanwhile they pursued an indication for CFD, a rare disease affecting a couple dozen children. Leucovorin has some
@matthewherper
Matthew Herper
28 days
Have you been wondering how the FDA came to ask $GSK to file to have leucovorin approved for some types of autism? The details of that decision -- the director of the FDA's drug division negotiated a tense bargan with agency staff -- are only the start of this important piece
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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If you're on IG, some creators and I broke this story last night in this slide deck. https://t.co/EbCiByB3M7
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Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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. @AJCNutrition published a great workshop summary about NHANES last year and really strongly highlighted the need for more resources to keep up the survey and expand its coverage, bring it's methods into the 21st century more and expand the types of biomarkers it looks at
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The American Society for Nutrition’s (ASN) Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy (CASP) organized a workshop, “Building a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the Future,”...
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@KCKlatt
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
28 days
MMWR stole the show in the first round of headlines about CDC cuts but in the chaos, many missed that the NHANES mobile team remains RIF'd. This is the backbone of this key survey that contains some of the only nationally representative standardized anthropometric, biochemical,
@statnews
STAT
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NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
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@Mirandaksmith
Miranda Smith RDN, LD
28 days
Thank you @KCKlatt for your thorough review of the history of the dietary guidelines and a pathway forward. @eatrightPRO #FNCE2025 #Nashville https://t.co/djIB7hZBlO
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@ethanjweiss
Ethan J. Weiss
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Fascinating new human genetics study from @StephenORahilly and others.... Also always good to remember that ketone signaling impairs lipolysis which has always sounded like fat trapping to me... Genetic impairment of ketone body signalling is a prevalent contributor to human
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Emerging evidence that circulating levels of key metabolic intermediates are sensed by a range of G-Protein Coupled receptors (GPCRs) is providing critical new insights into the control of systemic...
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@KevinH_PhD
Kevin Hall
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It was a pleasure to chat with @KnurickJessica about ultra-processed foods and other topics discussed in my new book Food Intelligence co-authored with @juliaoftoronto. https://t.co/OEfEmaKSEc
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