OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nutrition Research is 7. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Urinary metals are associated with obesity in U.S. children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study	102
Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index is negatively associated with olfactory dysfunction among adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study	79
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
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	48
Can the AI tools ChatGPT and Bard generate energy, macro- and micro-nutrient sufficient meal plans for different dietary patterns?	37
Chardonnay grape marc/grape seed extract blends improve postprandial triglycerides and/or HDL cholesterol concentrations in adults with mild dyslipidemia in a randomized double blinded crossover trial	36
Trimethylamine N-oxide reduction is related to probiotic strain specificity: A systematic review	35
Protective effects of blueberries on vascular function: A narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence	31
Global trends indicate increasing consumption of dietary sodium and fiber in middle-income countries: A study of 30-year global macrotrends	31
Glycemic load, but not glycemic index, is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	31
Whey protein supplementation improves postprandial glycemia in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	30
Trans Fatty Acids and Pregnancy Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	30
The effects of ketone bodies and ketogenesis on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway: A systematic review	29
Higher dietary vegetable and fruit intake along with their biomarkers is inversely associated with all-cause mortality among cancer survivors	28
Claims of group-level accuracy for bioelectrical impedance analysis in paediatric obesity: a cautionary note	28
Public health implications of thiamin deficiency in an endemic population: lessons from a community-based study in Kashmir	27
Emotional and uncontrolled eating behaviors are associated with poorer glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes	27
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	26
Yeast mannans promote laxation and specifically modulate microbiota composition in older adults: An open-label pilot study	26
Plasma niacin is inversely associated with hyperlipidemia in participants with diabetes among Chinese adults	26
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	26
Time-restricted eating shows a modest reduction in fat mass in resistance-trained individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Lactobacillus paracasei L9 ameliorated obesity-associated metabolic parameters and relevant gut microbiota in mice fed a high-fat diet	24
Editorial office and Board Members	24
The potential cardioprotective bioactive compounds in fermented alcoholic beverages: Mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities in beer and wine	24

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and kefir improved intestinal and bone health but without symbiotic benefits in rats	24
Editorial office and Board Members	21
A lower ratio of reduced to total albumin in serum is associated with protein nutritional status of pregnant women in Japan	20
Olive oil consumption confers protective effects on maternal-fetal outcomes: A systematic review of the evidence	19
NTR Reviewer Thank You	19
Anthocyanin supplementation improves obesity-related inflammatory characteristics: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	19
Association between dietary intake of foods estimated to contain live microbes and health indicators in Australian adults: An exploratory analysis	18
Anthocyanin intake is associated with improved memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment	18
White kidney bean extract reduces body weight and adiposity with acceptable safety in adults with overweight and obese: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
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	18
The microbiome as a major function of the gastrointestinal tract and its implication in micronutrient metabolism and chronic diseases	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
Editorial office and Board Members	17
Adherence to a “Western-type” dietary pattern is positively associated with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in adults with obstructive sleep apnea	17
Comparable Effects of Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets on Inflammatory Markers and Adipokines: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials	17
Editorial office and Board Members	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	16
Cow's milk allergy in children impacts parental or caregiver calcium intake	16
Birth weight, head circumference, and length of newborns are unaffected by maternal levels of vitamin B12 and folate	16
Editorial office and Board Members	16
Better diet quality is associated with reduced body pain in adults regardless of adiposity: Findings from the Whyalla Intergenerational Study of Health	16
Mild methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency accelerates liver triacylglycerol and uric acid accumulation in fructose-fed mice	15
Race explains substantial variance in whole blood thiamine diphosphate concentrations	15
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	15
Type 2–resistant starch and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 8826 result in additive and interactive effects in diet-induced obese mice	15
Positive attitudes toward legumes are associated with legume intake among adults in Puerto Rico	15
Editorial office and Board Members	15
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
High red blood cell folate is associated with an increased risk of diabetes death among a hypertensive cohort	14
Editorial office and Board Members	14
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	14
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,	14
Plasma advanced glycation products are associated with increased risk of depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults	14
Easy-to-learn dietary behavior change intervention does not significantly improve diet quality of college students: a randomized controlled trial	14
Protein restriction impairs the response activation/responsivity of MAPK signaling pathway of hematopoietic stem cells	14
Adiposity and physical activity are among the main determinants of serum vitamin D concentrations in older adults: the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study	13
Generalized anxiety disorder is associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods and eating behaviors markers in university students	13
Macular pigment is inversely related to circulating C-reactive protein concentrations in school-aged children	13
A pro-inflammatory diet increases the risk of sarcopenia components and inflammatory biomarkers in postmenopausal women	13
Eating disorder in children: Impact on quality of life, with a spotlight on autism spectrum disorder	13
Fucoidan alleviated dextran sulfate sodium–induced ulcerative colitis with improved intestinal barrier, reshaped gut microbiota composition, and promoted autophagy in male C57BL/6 mice	13
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	13
Carbohydrate restriction during lactation: A systematic review	12
Bitter taste sensitivity is minimally associated with adult food preferences and intake, with a negative association to carbohydrate consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
The role of climate change in maternal nutrition and fetal development: a narrative review	12
Prognostic value of nutritional screening tools in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Editorial office and Board Members	12
Editorial office and Board Members	12
Comparison between the consumption of red meat with and without visible fat: Associations with prospective changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in adults 40 years of age and older	12
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	12

Evidence-based proposal for lowering Chinese tolerable upper intake level for selenium	12
Jaboticaba peel improves postprandial glucose and inflammation: A randomized controlled trial in adults with metabolic syndrome	11
Diet enriched in saturated fatty acids induces liver oxidative stress and elicits inflammatory pathways prior to metabolic disruption in perinatal protein undernutrition	11
Self-reported engagement in healthy eating behaviors is associated with favorable dietary intake among adults in Puerto Rico	11
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	11
Docosapentaenoic acid-rich oil lowers plasma glucose and lipids in a mouse model of diabetes and mild obesity	11
Dark side of nocturnal eating: Unraveling the emerging axis between meal timing, gut microbiota, and early-onset cancer risk	11
Editorial office and Board Members	11
Integrating biological age, epigenetic clocks, and telomere length in precision nutrition strategies for chronic disease management: Potential frameworks and ongoing challenges	11
Minimum dietary diversity is associated with lower risk of childhood underweight: Evidence from the 2019/2021 National Family Health Survey of India	10
A moderate-fat diet containing soy protein does not differentially impact energy balance in male and female mice compared to dairy protein	10
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	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
Blood urea nitrogen-guided protein dosage adjustment helps reduce azotemia and functional prognosis deterioration induced by high protein intake in neurocritical patients: A retrospective cohort study	10
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	10
Higher serum vitamin D concentration and supplementation were associated with improved survival outcomes and treatment response in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy: A systematic review and meta	9
Microbiota-induced inflammation mediates the impacts of a Western diet on hippocampal-dependent memory	9
Secondary analysis of omega-3 supplementation: Alteration of lipid mediators and inflammation in older adults engaged in a home-based and vibration exercise program	9
A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with higher body adiposity in kidney transplant recipients	9
Personalized nutrition studies of human gut microbiome-polyphenol interactions utilizing continuous multistaged in vitro fermentation models–a narrative review	9
Multimicronutrient and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation reduces low-grade inflammation in older participants: An exploratory study	9
Plasma metabolomics differentiating and predicting prognosis of coronary artery disease patients with distinct nutritional status	9
Dietary inflammatory index predicts cancer mortality in male patients but not female patients: Results from NHANES 1999 to 2014	9
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: Inverse association with body fat percentage and obesity risk	9
Genetic variants in vitamin D metabolism-related genes are associated with vitamin D status and adiposity markers	9
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Spinal Cord Injury and Obesity: A Narrative Review of Divergent Mechanisms, Convergent Outcomes	9
Wheat germ peptide improves glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in HepG2 hepatocytes via regulating SOCS3/IRS1/Akt pathway	9
Apparently healthy young black adults report lower total fluid intake and exhibit higher plasma copeptin than young White adults	9
Sweetened beverage intake across moderate intake range is not associated with pregnancy-related weight change or biomarkers of glycemic control	9
Ellagic acid as a potential therapeutic agent in metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of glycemic control markers and kidney function tests in animal and clinical studies	9
Dietary inflammatory index and lower glomerular filtration rate in Mexican adults	9
Bioactive compounds modulating Toll-like 4 receptor (TLR4)-mediated inflammation: pathways involved and future perspectives	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-	8
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	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
Editorial office and Board Members	8
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is positively associated with overall survival in advanced pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
An empirically derived “prudent” dietary pattern is associated with lower obesity occurrence: Modeling and mapping from a national nutrition survey	8
Functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs762551) in CYP1A2 gene affects white coffee intake in healthy 20- to 40-year-old adults	8
Chemopreventive and therapeutic properties of anthocyanins in breast cancer: A comprehensive review	8
The MTHFR C677T/A1298C polymorphism is associated with increased risk of microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Resistant starch improves cardiometabolic disease outcomes: A narrative review of randomized trials	8
Green tea extract supplementation does not modify plasma concentration of F2-isoprostanes in women who are postmenopause: Findings from a randomized controlled trial	8
Editorial office and Board Members	8
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	8
Daily olive oil intake is feasible to reduce trigeminal neuralgia facial pain: A pilot study	8
Comparing apples to apples: Evaluating foodomics in precision nutrition research featuring the influence of polyphenols on the gut microbiome	8
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
Dietary Inflammatory Index is positively associated with hs-CRP and inversely associated with IL-8 in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study	7
A response to a letter to the editor: “Claims of group-level accuracy for bioelectrical impedance analysis in paediatric obesity: A cautionary note”	7
Editorial office and Board Members	7
Medicinal benefits, biological, and nanoencapsulation functions of riboflavin with its toxicity profile: A narrative review	7
Understanding the additional impact of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus on vitamin C requirements in people living with obesity	7
Editorial office and Board Members	7
Low sucrose diets protect long-term memory and EPA & DHA enriched diets alter insulin resistance in a mouse model of chemotherapy	7
Self-perceived weight and self-rated health have distinct relationships according to body mass index in Korean teenagers	7
David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award for Nutrition Research	7
Serum homocysteine, hemoglobin, and Alzheimer’s biomarkers involved in the relationship of folate and vitamin B12 with cognitive function: Findings from the Hubei Memory and Aging Cohort Study	7
Spirulina liquid extract regulates gene expression related to glucose and lipid metabolisms of soleus muscle during exercise training in young male Wistar rats fed a high-fat diet	7
A low-dose prebiotic fiber supplement reduces lipopolysaccharide-binding protein concentrations in a subgroup of young, healthy adults consuming low-fiber diets	7
Biological activities of naringenin: A narrative review based on in vitro and in vivo studies	7
Plant-Dominant Low-Protein Diet versus Standard Care in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3–5: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol	7
Probiotic kefir consumption improves serum apolipoprotein A1 levels in metabolic syndrome patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial	7
Variants in GHRL, RETN, and PLIN1 are associated with obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and influence food consumption in adults with obesity	7
Use of serum folate and vitamin B12 concentrations	7
Omega-3 Index improves after increased intake of foods with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among US service academy cadets	7
The integration of artificial intelligence-generated diets into the field of dietetics: Synergy or threat?	7
Eight weeks of lentil consumption attenuates insulin resistance progression without increased gastrointestinal symptom severity: A randomized clinical trial	7
The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method	7
Higher dietary fish consumption is associated with a lower risk of osteoporosis: A meta-analysis of observational studies	7
Food insecurity is associated with metabolic syndrome among US adults: NHANES 2005–2016	7
Bugs got milk? Exploring the potential of lactose as a prebiotic ingredient for the human gut microbiota of lactose-tolerant individuals	7
Gut microbiota and nutritional interventions in alcohol-associated liver disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic advances	7
The beneficial cutoffs of vitamin D for metabolic syndrome varies by sex among the elderly Chinese population: A cross-sectional study	7