OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Research is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Global trends indicate increasing consumption of dietary sodium and fiber in middle-income countries: A study of 30-year global macrotrends	165
Urinary metals are associated with obesity in U.S. children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study	107
Whey protein supplementation improves postprandial glycemia in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	79
Trimethylamine N-oxide reduction is related to probiotic strain specificity: A systematic review	77
Comparison of diet quality of US adults based on primary motivation for following a vegetarian diet: A cross-sectional online study	60
Glycemic load, but not glycemic index, is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	57
The habitual degree of weight loss might be associated with specific fat and protein intakes during a period of weight maintenance in athletes used to weight variations: preliminary results from the W	53
Protective effects of blueberries on vascular function: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence	52
Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index is negatively associated with olfactory dysfunction among adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study	43
Genetic factors involved in modulating lutein bioavailability	43
The effects of ketone bodies and ketogenesis on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, a systematic review	42
Can the AI tools ChatGPT and Bard generate energy, macro- and micro-nutrient sufficient meal plans for different dietary patterns?	35
Bile acids induced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice by inhibiting mRNA expression of patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein	34
Yeast mannans promote laxation and specifically modulate microbiota composition in older adults: An open-label pilot study	33
Lactobacillus paracasei L9 ameliorated obesity-associated metabolic parameters and relevant gut microbiota in mice fed a high-fat diet	33
Seasonal variations in vitamin D do not change the musculoskeletal health of physically active ambulatory men with cerebral palsy: a longitudinal cross-sectional comparison study	31
The potential cardioprotective bioactive compounds in fermented alcoholic beverages: Mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities in beer and wine	27
Plasma niacin is inversely associated with hyperlipidemia in participants with diabetes among Chinese adults	26
Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and kefir improved intestinal and bone health but without symbiotic benefits in rats	25
Higher dietary vegetable and fruit intake along with their biomarkers is inversely associated with all-cause mortality among cancer survivors	24
An increased intake of nutrients, fruits, and green vegetables was negatively related to the risk of arthritis and osteoarthritis development in the aging population	23
Intake of artificial sweeteners among adults is associated with reduced odds of gastrointestinal luminal cancers: a meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies	23
The microbiome as a major function of the gastrointestinal tract and its implication in micronutrient metabolism and chronic diseases	23
A lower ratio of reduced to total albumin in serum is associated with protein nutritional status of pregnant women in Japan	22
Anthocyanin intake is associated with improved memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment	21

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Olive oil consumption confers protective effects on maternal-fetal outcomes: A systematic review of the evidence	21
Combination of vitamin D3 and fructooligosaccharides upregulates colonic vitamin D receptor in C57BL/6J mice and affects anxiety-related behavior in a sex-specific manner	20
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Anthocyanin supplementation improves obesity-related inflammatory characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	20
Better diet quality is associated with reduced body pain in adults regardless of adiposity: Findings from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health	20
Birth weight, head circumference, and length of newborns are unaffected by maternal levels of vitamin B12 and folate	18
Adherence to a “Western-type” dietary pattern is positively associated with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in adults with obstructive sleep apnea	18
Usual nutritional scores have acceptable sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing malnutrition compared to GLIM criteria in hemodialysis patients	17
Type 2–resistant starch and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 result in additive and interactive effects in diet-induced obese mice	17
Low vegetable intake in pregnancy and associated maternal factors: A scoping review	17
Quercetin protects against hyperglycemia-induced retinopathy in Sprague Dawley rats by regulating the gut-retina axis and nuclear factor erythroid-2–related factor 2 pathway	17
Diets enriched with palm olein, cocoa butter, and extra virgin olive oil exhibited similar lipid response: a randomized controlled study in young healthy adults	17
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	16
Cow's milk allergy in children impacts parental or caregiver calcium intake	16
High red blood cell folate is associated with an increased risk of diabetes death among a hypertensive cohort	16
Triglyceride-glucose index demonstrates reasonable performance as a screening tool but exhibits limited diagnostic utility for insulin resistance: Data from the ELSA-Brasil cohort	15
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Race explains substantial variance in whole blood thiamine diphosphate concentrations	15
Acute consumption of pecans decreases angiopoietin-like protein-3 in healthy males: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials	15
Positive attitudes toward legumes are associated with legume intake among adults in Puerto Rico	15
Adiposity and physical activity are among the main determinants of serum vitamin D concentrations in older adults: the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study	15
A pro-inflammatory diet increases the risk of sarcopenia components and inflammatory biomarkers in postmenopausal women	14
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	14
Prioritized research recommendations and potential solutions: addressing gaps surrounding dietary supplement ingredients for boosting brain health and optimizing cognitive performance	14
Zerumbone suppresses high glucose and LPS-induced inflammation in THP-1-derived macrophages by inhibiting the NF-κB/TLR signaling pathway	14
Mild methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency accelerates liver triacylglycerol and uric acid accumulation in fructose-fed mice	13
Higher dietary glycemic index, intake of high-glycemic index foods, and insulin load are associated with the risk of breast cancer, with differences according to body mass index in women from Córdoba,	13
Carbohydrate restriction during lactation: A systematic review	13
Protein restriction impairs the response activation/responsivity of MAPK signaling pathway of hematopoietic stem cells	13
Macular pigment is inversely related to circulating C-reactive protein concentrations in school-aged children	13
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	12
Suboptimal vitamin D status and overweight/obesity are associated with gut integrity and inflammation in minority children and adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis from the MetA-bone trial	12
Eating disorder in children: Impact on quality of life, with a spotlight on autism spectrum disorder	12
Fucoidan alleviated dextran sulfate sodium–induced ulcerative colitis with improved intestinal barrier, reshaped gut microbiota composition, and promoted autophagy in male C57BL/6 mice	12
Self-reported engagement in healthy eating behaviors is associated with favorable dietary intake among adults in Puerto Rico	11
Editorial office and Board Members	11
Omega-3 polyunsaterated fatty acids improve quality of life and survival, but not body weight in cancer cachexia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials	11
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	11
Editorial office and Board Members	11
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Diet enriched in saturated fatty acids induces liver oxidative stress and elicits inflammatory pathways prior to metabolic disruption in perinatal protein undernutrition	11
Blueberry intervention improves metabolic syndrome risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Minimum dietary diversity is associated with lower risk of childhood underweight: Evidence from the 2019/2021 National Family Health Survey of India	10
Evidence-based proposal for lowering Chinese tolerable upper intake level for selenium	10
Jaboticaba peel improves postprandial glucose and inflammation: A randomized controlled trial in adults with metabolic syndrome	10
High-fat diet during early life reshapes the gut microbiome and is associated with the disrupted mammary microenvironment in later life in mice	10
Docosapentaenoic acid-rich oil lowers plasma glucose and lipids in a mouse model of diabetes and mild obesity	10
Apparently healthy young black adults report lower total fluid intake and exhibit higher plasma copeptin than young White adults	10
Beneficial Changes in Total Cholesterol, LDL-C, Biomarkers of Intestinal Inflammation, and Vitamin E status in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome Consuming Almonds as Snack Foods: A Randomized Controlled	10

A moderate-fat diet containing soy protein does not differentially impact energy balance in male and female mice compared to dairy protein	10
Microbiota-induced inflammation mediates the impacts of a Western diet on hippocampal-dependent memory	10
Prognostic value of nutritional screening tools in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism-related genes are associated with vitamin D status and adiposity markers	9
Plasma metabolomics differentiating and predicting prognosis of coronary artery disease patients with distinct nutritional status	9
Daily olive oil intake is feasible to reduce trigeminal neuralgia facial pain: A pilot study	9
Personalized nutrition studies of human gut microbiome-polyphenol interactions utilizing continuous multistaged in vitro fermentation models–a narrative review	9
Multiassay nutritional metabolomics profiling of low vitamin A status versus adequacy is characterized by reduced plasma lipid mediators among lactating women in the Philippines: A pilot study	9
Functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs762551) in CYP1A2 gene affects white coffee intake in healthy 20- to 40-year-old adults	9
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: Inverse association with body fat percentage and obesity risk	9
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is positively associated with overall survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Dietary inflammatory index and lower glomerular filtration rate in Mexican adults	9
Predictive models built upon annotated and validated intake biomarkers in urine using paired or unpaired analysis helped to classify cranberry juice consumers in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-	9
A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with higher body adiposity in kidney transplant recipients.	9
Liver transcriptome of rabbits supplemented with oral Moringa oleifera leaf powder under heat stress is associated with modulation of lipid metabolism and up-regulation of genes for thermo-tolerance,	9
The MTHFR C677T/A1298C polymorphism is associated with increased risk of microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Dietary inflammatory index predicts cancer mortality in male patients but not female patients: Results from NHANES 1999 to 2014	9
Green tea extract supplementation does not modify plasma concentration of F2-isoprostanes in women who are postmenopause: Findings from a randomized controlled trial	9
Dietary salt intake increases with age in Japanese adults	9
Eight weeks of intermittent fasting versus calorie restriction does not alter eating behaviors, mood, sleep quality, quality of life and cognitive performance in women with overweight	8
Bioactive compounds modulating Toll-like 4 receptor (TLR4)-mediated inflammation: pathways involved and future perspectives	8
Understanding the additional impact of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus on vitamin C requirements in people living with obesity	8
A low-dose prebiotic fiber supplement reduces lipopolysaccharide-binding protein concentrations in a subgroup of young, healthy adults consuming low-fiber diets	8
Tocotrienols protect differentiated SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells against 6-hydroxydopamine-induced cytotoxicity by ameliorating dopamine biosynthesis and dopamine receptor D2 gene expression	8
Maternal fructose consumption downregulates hippocampal catalase expression via DNA methylation in rat offspring	8
Resistant starch improves cardiometabolic disease outcomes: A narrative review of randomized trials	8
Food insecurity is associated with metabolic syndrome among US adults: NHANES 2005–2016	8
Chemopreventive and therapeutic properties of anthocyanins in breast cancer: A comprehensive review	8
An empirically derived “prudent” dietary pattern is associated with lower obesity occurrence: Modeling and mapping from a national nutrition survey	8
Three food pattern-based indices diagnose lactating women's nutritional inadequacies in Argentina: A clinimetric approach using diet quality indicators and breast milk biomarkers	8
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Metabolomic changes in severe acute malnutrition suggest hepatic oxidative stress: a secondary analysis	8
The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method	8
Wheat germ peptide improves glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in HepG2 hepatocytes via regulating SOCS3/IRS1/Akt pathway	8
Regular, but not acute, green tea supplementation increases total antioxidant status and reduces exercise-induced oxidative stress: a systematic review	7
Medicinal benefits, biological, and nanoencapsulation functions of riboflavin with its toxicity profile: A narrative review	7
Hyperhomocysteinemia and low vitamin B12 are associated with the risk of early pregnancy loss: A clinical study and meta-analyses	7
Bugs got milk? Exploring the potential of lactose as a prebiotic ingredient for the human gut microbiota of lactose-tolerant individuals	7
Ginger alleviates mechanical hypersensitivity and anxio-depressive behavior in rats with diabetic neuropathy through beneficial actions on gut microbiome composition, mitochondria, and neuroimmune cel	7
A mechanistic review of the anticancer potential of hesperidin, a natural flavonoid from citrus fruits	7
Biological activities of naringenin: A narrative review based on in vitro and in vivo studies	7
Influence of polymorphisms in IRS1, IRS2, MC3R, and MC4R on metabolic and inflammatory status and food intake in Brazilian adults: An exploratory pilot study	7
Omega-3 Index improves after increased intake of foods with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among US service academy cadets	7
Use of serum folate and vitamin B12 concentrations	7
Eight weeks of lentil consumption attenuates insulin resistance progression without increased gastrointestinal symptom severity: A randomized clinical trial	7
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	7
Self-perceived weight and self-rated health have distinct relationships according to body mass index in Korean teenagers	7
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Variants in GHRL, RETN, and PLIN1 are associated with obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and influence food consumption in adults with obesity	6
Dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids differentially modulate the adiponectin and leptinmediated major signaling pathways in visceral and subcutaneous white adipose tissue in high fat diet i	6
The beneficial cutoffs of vitamin D for metabolic syndrome varies by sex among the elderly Chinese population: A cross-sectional study	6
Dietary vitamin D3 supplementation enhances splenic NK cell activity in healthy and diabetic male mice	6
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6
Gut dysbiosis induced by antibiotics is improved by tangerine pith extract in mice	6
High-fructose corn syrup intake increases hepatic mitochondrial DNA copy number and methylation in adolescent rats	6
Serum iron concentration and leptin inversely relate, partially mediated by body mass index in American adults	6
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity modulates the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone stiffness in European children and adolescents	6
Probiotic kefir consumption improves serum apolipoprotein A1 levels in metabolic syndrome patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial	6
Therapeutic roles of coenzyme Q10 in peripheral nerve injury-induced neurosensory disturbances: Mechanistic insights from injury to recovery	6
Low sucrose diets protect long-term memory and EPA & DHA enriched diets alter insulin resistance in a mouse model of chemotherapy	6
Snacking patterns throughout the life span: potential implications on health	6
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	6