OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Advances in Nutrition is 20. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Outside Front Cover	246
Conflicts of Interest for Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Members: Neither a New Nor Unexplored Issue	183
Outside Front Cover	181
Effects of Nonnutritive Sweeteners on the BMI of Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Cohort Studies	171
The Association between Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Urologic Cancers: A Meta-analysis	164
New Feature: Student and Trainee-Focused Podcast Interviews with Article Authors	123
Zinc as a Neuroprotective Nutrient for COVID-19–Related Neuropsychiatric Manifestations: A Literature Review	120
Diet Overall and Hypocaloric Diets Are Associated With Improvements in Depression but Not Anxiety in People With Metabolic Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	116
Targeting Cognitive Resilience through Prebiotics: A Focused Perspective	105
Perspective: A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Personalized Nutrition Advice Systems (APNASs)	103
Dietary Factors and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Observational Studies	101
Nutrition Interventions in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms during Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	101
Addressing Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations From a Planetary Health Perspective	96
Unhealthy Food and Beverage Consumption in Children and Risk of Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	90
Perspective: Identifying Ultra-Processed Plant-Based Milk Alternatives in the USDA Branded Food Products Database	88
Nutritional Metabolomics and the Classification of Dietary Biomarker Candidates: A Critical Review	85
Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Mental Disorders: An Umbrella Review of Meta‐Analyses	84
Revisiting the Concepts of Prebiotic and Prebiotic Effect in Light of Scientific and Regulatory Progress—A Consensus Paper From the Global Prebiotic Association	83
Impact of Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction versus Energy Restriction on Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation during Aerobic Exercise	82
Effects of Foods Fortified with Zinc, Alone or Cofortified with Multiple Micronutrients, on Health and Functional Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	82
Effects of Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction Supplementation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	81
Consumption of Nuts and Seeds and Health Outcomes Including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Cancer, and Mortality: An Umbrella Review	80
Effects of Dairy Intake on Markers of Cardiometabolic Health in Adults: A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis	80
The Relationship between Whole-Grain Intake and Measures of Cognitive Decline, Mood, and Anxiety—A Systematic Review	80
Are Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Medications Used as Complements to Heart-Healthy Diets? A Scoping Review	79

Are We What We Breathe? Rethinking Air as a Nutritional Source	78
Contents	77
Differences in Zinc Content in Preterm Human Milk May Depend on Your Definition of “Preterm”	76
Protein and Free Amino Acid Composition of Preterm Human Milk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	76
Tracing Zinc’s Role in Preterm Infants’ Health: A Narrative Review	74
Quantity and Quality of Evidence Are Sufficient: Prevalent Features of Ultraprocessed Diets Are Deleterious for Health	72
Poultry Consumption and Human Health: How Much Is Really Known? A Systematically Searched Scoping Review and Research Perspective	71
Corrigendum to Tsang et al. Effects of foods fortified with zinc, alone or co-fortified with multiple micronutrients, on health and functional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Adv Nutr	70
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Containing Low or No Dairy Compared to Standard RUTF for Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	69
Finding the Sweet Spot: Measurement, Modification, and Application of Sweet Hedonics in Humans	66
Potential Biomarkers, Risk Factors, and Their Associations with IgE-Mediated Food Allergy in Early Life: A Narrative Review	65
Vitamin B-6-Induced Neuropathy: Exploring the Mechanisms of Pyridoxine Toxicity	61
Best Practices and Considerations for Conducting Research on Diet–Gut Microbiome Interactions and Their Impact on Health in Adult Populations: An Umbrella Review	61
β-Sitosterol as a Promising Anticancer Agent for Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy: Mechanisms of Action and Future Prospects	60
The Association between Total Protein, Animal Protein, and Animal Protein Sources with Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies	59
Placental Angiogenesis in Mammals: A Review of the Regulatory Effects of Signaling Pathways and Functional Nutrients	59
The Effects of Almond Consumption on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials	58
Intersections of Climate Change with Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health: An Overview and Evidence Map	56
Corrections	55
Erratum to “With Appreciation” [Advances in Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 211–213]	55
Update on Analytical Methods and Research Gaps in the Use of Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey Data to Inform the Design of Food-Fortification Programs	55
National Policies to Limit Food Marketing and Competitive Food Sales in Schools: A Global Scoping Review	53
Contents	53
Perspective: Examining Conflicts of Interest for Professional Service within the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee	53
Outside Front Cover	51
Effects of (Poly)phenols on Circadian Clock Gene–Mediated Metabolic Homeostasis in Cultured Mammalian Cells: A Scoping Review	51
Global Coverage of Mandatory Large-Scale Food Fortification Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	50
Effect of Isomaltulose on Glycemic and Insulinemic Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	50
Perspective: Implications of Docosahexaenoic Acid and Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplementation on the Immune System during Cancer Chemotherapy: Perspectives from Current Clinical Evidence	49
Reference Values for Minerals in Human Milk: the Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study	49
Association between the Maternal Mediterranean Diet and Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	49
Water Security and Nutrition: Current Knowledge and Research Opportunities	49
Dietary Polyunsaturated to Saturated Fatty Acid Ratio as an Indicator for LDL-cholesterol Response: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials	48
Perspective: Beyond the Mediterranean Diet—Exploring Latin American, Asian, and African Heritage Diets as Cultural Models of Healthy Eating	48
Effect of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	47
A Scoping Review of Iodine and Fluoride in Pregnancy in Relation to Maternal Thyroid Function and Offspring Neurodevelopment	47
Unpacking Food Fermentation: Clinically Relevant Tools for Fermented Food Identification and Consumption	47
Perspective: Milk microRNAs as Important Players in Infant Physiology and Development	45
Ultra-processed Foods and Cardiovascular Diseases: Potential Mechanisms of Action	45
WITHDRAWN: Corrigendum to “Machine Learning in Nutrition Research” Advances in Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 6, November 2022, Pages 2573–2589	45
Front Matter	45
Front Matter	44
Satiety Associated with Calorie Restriction and Time-Restricted Feeding: Central Neuroendocrine Integration	44
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1: From a Nutrient Sensor to a Key Regulator of Metabolism and Health	43
Body Composition and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies	42
Health Effects of Increasing Protein Intake Above the Current Population Reference Intake in Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Health Council of the Netherlands	42
A Scoping Review and Assessing the Evidence for Nutrition Education Delivery Strategies for Refugees in High-Income Countries	42
The Role of Immunomodulatory Nutrients in Alleviating Complications Related to SARS-CoV-2: A Scoping Review	42
Navigating Food Insecurity in Higher Education: Using the Social Cognitive Theory to Identify Key Influences and Effective Interventions	41
Association of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency With Thyroid Function—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	41

The Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet for the Aging Brain: A Systematic Review	40
Antioxidants and Fertility in Women with Ovarian Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	40
Cultural Cuisines and Cardiovascular Care: Tailoring Dietary Interventions for Effective Prevention	39
Synthesis and Functions of Resistant Starch	39
Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion: Is It Time for A New Approach?	39
Perspective: Potatoes, Quality Carbohydrates, and Dietary Patterns	38
Diet, Food, and Nutritional Exposures and Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Progression of Disease: an Umbrella Review	38
Corrigendum to “Machine Learning in Nutrition Research”	38
Optimal Intake of Animal-Source Foods: A Scoping Review to Inform a New WHO Guideline	38
Vitamin B-12	38
Potential Mechanisms of Precision Nutrition-Based Interventions for Managing Obesity	38
Absorption of Iron Naturally Present in Soy	38
Sodium	38
Food-based indexes and their association with dietary inflammation	37
A Systematic Review of Dietary Influences on Fecal Microbiota Composition and Function among Healthy Humans 1–20 Years of Age	37
Perspective: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Can Help Facilitate and Maintain a Lower Animal to Plant Protein Intake Ratio	36
Adolescent Dietary Intake and Breast Cancer in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	36
With Appreciation	35
Associations between Variability in Between- and Within-Day Dietary Intake with Adiposity and Glucose Homeostasis in Adults: A Systematic Review	35
Perspective: Food Environment Research Priorities for Africa—Lessons from the Africa Food Environment Research Network	35
Editorial board/publication information	35
Nutritional Considerations for the Vegan Athlete	35
Contents	35
Front Matter	34
Editorial Board	34
Perspective: Darwinian Applications to Nutrition—The Value of Evolutionary Insights to Teachers and Students	33
Corrigendum to ‘Vegetarian and Vegan Dietary Patterns to Treat Adult Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials’ [Advances in Nutrition. 2024;15(10)]	33
Corrigendum to ‘Effect of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Diabetes: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials’ [Advances in Nutrition 14 (2023) 62	33
Introducing Two New Prestigious Awards to Advance Nutrition & Obesity Science	33
Nutrition and Health in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning Community: A Narrative Review	32
Seafood Toxicant Exposure During Pregnancy, Lactation, and Childhood and Child Outcomes: A Scoping Review	32
Impact of α-Linolenic Acid, the Vegetable ω-3 Fatty Acid, on Cardiovascular Disease and Cognition	31
Dose-Response Effect of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Blood Pressure among Patients with Cardiometabolic Disorders: A Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE)-Asses	31
Unlocking the Secrets of Human Milk: Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles	31
Addressing the Urgent Need for Clinical Nutrition Education in PostGraduate Medical Training: New Programs and Credentialing	31
Outside Front Cover	31
Perspective: Leveraging the Gut Microbiota to Predict Personalized Responses to Dietary, Prebiotic, and Probiotic Interventions	31
High Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is Associated with Higher Physical Fitness in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	31
Vitamins C, E, and β-Carotene and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	30
The Effects of Aspartame on Glucose, Insulin, and Appetite-Regulating Hormone Responses in Humans: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses	29
Galacto-Oligosaccharides and the Elderly Gut: Implications for Immune Restoration and Health	29
The Urgent Need for Clinical Nutrition Education in Medical Training: Integrating Developmental Origin of Health and Disease and Perinatal Nutrition into Programs and Credentialing	29
Back Matter	29
Potential Mechanisms by Which Hydroxyeicosapentaenoic Acids Regulate Glucose Homeostasis in Obesity	28
Dietary Patterns in Asia: Current Evidence and Future Directions	28
Effect of Lactoferrin Supplementation on Inflammation, Immune Function, and Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	28
Unraveling the Complex Interactions between the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated (FTO) Gene, Lifestyle, and Cancer	28
How Livelihood Change Affects Food Choice Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review	28
The Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Lipid Profiles in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials	28
Rethinking Zinc—Do We Need Catch-Up Evidence or Just Catch-Up Care?	28
Review of Existing Models to Predict Reductions in Neural Tube Defects Due to Folic Acid Fortification and Model Results Using Data from Cameroon	28
TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Effects of vitamin and multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant and/or lactating women on maternal and infant nutritional status in low- and middle-income countries: a sy	27
Viruses and Human Milk: Transmission or Protection?	27
Are Reproducible Dietary Patterns Consistently Associated With Disease Outcomes or Their Drivers in Italy? A Systematic Review	27
The Relationship of Ready-to-Eat Cereal Intake and Body Weight in Adults: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies and Controlled Trials	27
Impact of Zinc Deficiency During Prenatal and/or Postnatal Life on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: Experimental and Clinical Evidence	26
Key Findings of the French BioNutriNet Project on Organic Food–Based Diets: Description, Determinants, and Relationships to Health and the Environment	26
The Use of Organoid Cultures in Advancing Nutrition Research	26
Outside Front Cover	26
Exploring the Role of Dairy Products In Sleep Quality: From Population Studies to Mechanistic Evaluations	26
Perspective: Vegan Diets for Older Adults? A Perspective On the Potential Impact On Muscle Mass and Strength	26
The Prebiotic Potential of Inulin-Type Fructans: A Systematic Review	26
Perspective: Improving Neonatal Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Staffing, Utilization, and Compensation	26
Back Matter	25
Editorial Board	25
Consumer Engagement in the Design of Educational Nutrition Information for Older Adults and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review	25
Contents	25
Dairy Consumption and Total Cancer and Cancer-Specific Mortality: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies	25
Editorial board/publication information	25
The Effects of Milk Supplementation on Bone Health Indices in Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	25
Nutritional Strategies for Managing Iron Deficiency in Adolescents: Approaches to a Challenging but Common Problem	24
Unraveling Spinal Cord Injury Nutrition: Effects of Diet on the Host and Microbiome	24
The Relationship Between Major Food Sources of Fructose and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies	24
Dietary Assessment and Metabolomic Methodologies in Human Feeding Studies: A Scoping Review	24
Prevalence and Impact of Computed Tomography–Defined Sarcopenia on Survival in Patients with Human Papillomavirus–Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review	24
The Role of Early Life Gut Mycobiome on Child Health	24
Perspective: The High-Folate–Low-Vitamin B-12 Interaction Is a Novel Cause of Vitamin B-12 Depletion with a Specific Etiology—A Hypothesis	24
Improving the Dietary Intake of Health Care Workers through Workplace Dietary Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	24
The Quality of Lunches Brought from Home to School: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	24
A Theory-Informed Review of Food Insecurity in Higher Education: Determinants, Gaps, and Policy Implications	24

The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Hypertension and Management of Blood Pressure: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Interventional and Observational Studies	24
Eating Behaviors, Caregiver Feeding Interactions, and Dietary Patterns of Children Born Preterm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	24
Editorial Board	23
Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of All-cause Mortality	23
The Extent, Range, and Nature of Quantitative Nutrition Research Engaging with Intersectional Inequalities: A Systematic Scoping Review	23
Evaluating Concordance of Bodies of Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, Dietary Intake, and Biomarkers of Intake in Cohort Studies: A Meta-Epidemiological Study	23
The Effect of Non-Oil Seed Legume Intake on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	23
Relations between the Consumption of Fatty or Lean Fish and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	23
The Current Evidence for Vegetarian and Vegan Diets in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes	23
A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies on Intake of Sugars in Geographically Dispersed Asian Countries: Comparison of Dietary Assessment Methodology	23
Comparison of Published Estimates of the National Prevalence of Iron, Vitamin A, and Zinc Deficiency and Sources of Inconsistencies	22
Co-creating and Mapping an Exclusive Breastfeeding Framework among Latino Populations in the United States: An Integrated Framework Adaptation Process and Scoping Review	22
Inequalities in Research on Food Environment Policies: An Evidence Map of Global Evidence from 2010-2020	22
Breastfeeding and the Longitudinal Changes of Body Mass Index in Childhood and Adulthood: A Systematic Review	22
Perspective: Framework for Developing Prediction Equations for Estimating the Absorption and Bioavailability of Nutrients from Foods	22
The impact of exercise and dietary interventions on circulating leptin and adiponectin in individuals who are overweight and those with obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Perspective: Mexico’s Experience in Building a Toolkit for Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention	22
Perspectives: on Precision Nutrition Research in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders	21
Perspective: Unpacking the Wicked Challenges for Alternative Proteins in the United States: Can Highly Processed Plant-Based and Cell-Cultured Food and Beverage Products Support Healthy and Sustainabl	21
Reference Values for Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Human Milk: The Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality (MILQ) Study	21
Climate change induced atmospheric iodine enrichment – a paradoxically beneficial contribution	21
Contents	21
Perspective: Is it Time to Expand Research on “Nuts” to Include “Seeds”? Justifications and Key Considerations	21
Effects of Microbiota-Driven Therapy on Circulating Indoxyl Sulfate and P-Cresyl Sulfate in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	21
Perspective: A Framework for Addressing Dynamic Food Consumption Processes	21
Ethnic Differences in Iron Status	20
Effect of Antioxidant Supplementation on Macular Pigment Optical Density and Visual Functions: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	20
Perspective: Diet Item Details: Reporting Checklist for Feeding Studies Measuring the Dietary Metabolome (DID-METAB Checklist) – Explanation and Elaboration Report on the Development of the Checklist	20
Table of Contents	20
The Effect of Red Meat Consumption on Circulating, Urinary, and Fecal Trimethylamine-N-Oxide: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Randomized Controlled Trials	20
Effect of Antioxidants on Sperm Quality Parameters in Subfertile Men: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	20
Nutrition, Immunosenescence, and Infectious Disease: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence on Micronutrients and on Modulation of the Gut Microbiota	20
Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health	20
Outside Front Cover	20
Food and Nutrition Systems Dashboards: A Systematic Review	20
Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies	20
A Breath of Fresh Air: Perspectives on Inhaled Nutrients and Bacteria to Improve Human Health	20
Perspective: The Benefits of Including Flavored Milk in Healthy Dietary Patterns	20
Outside Front Cover	20
Reply to B Stansfield	20
Different Roles of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in Chemoprevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer	20
The Effects of Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids on Respiratory Tract Infections and Immune Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	20