Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2021–2022 in the Section “Pediatric Nutrition”

As all of the articles published in our journal are in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022 listed below:

1. “Nutrient Intake and Status of German Children and Adolescents Consuming Vegetarian, Vegan or Omnivore Diets: Results of the VeChi Youth Study”
by Ute Alexy, Morwenna Fischer, Stine Weder, Alfred Längler, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Sputtek and Markus Keller
Nutrients 2021, 13(5), 1707; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051707
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1707

2. “Strategies to Improve School Meal Consumption: A Systematic Review”
by Juliana F. W. Cohen, Amelie A. Hecht, Erin R. Hager, Lindsey Turner, Kara Burkholder and Marlene B. Schwartz
Nutrients 2021, 13(10), 3520; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103520
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3520

3. “A Narrative Review on Pediatric Scurvy: The Last Twenty Years”
by Sandra Trapani, Chiara Rubino, Giuseppe Indolfi and Paolo Lionetti
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030684
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/684

4. “The Effects of Nutritional Interventions on the Cognitive Development of Preschool-Age Children: A Systematic Review”
by Marina Roberts, Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Abby Reynolds, Caitlin Wall, Nicole Reeder and Gina Rico Mendez
Nutrients 2022, 14(3), 532; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030532
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/3/532

5. “Development of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Newborns as a Challenge for an Appropriate Nutrition: A Narrative Review”
by Flavia Indrio, Josef Neu, Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Flavia Marchese, Silvia Martini, Alessia Salatto and Arianna Aceti
Nutrients 2022, 14(7), 1405; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14071405
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/7/1405

6. “Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Early Life on Children’s Growth and Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials”
by Kristine Ma, Shu Qin Wei, Wei Guang Bi, Hope A. Weiler and Shi Wu Wen
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020524
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/524

7. “Early Enteral Feeding Improves Tolerance of Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Newborns”
by Giovanni Boscarino, Maria Giulia Conti, Maria Di Chiara, Marco Bianchi, Elisa Onestà, Francesca Faccioli, Giorgia Deli, Paola Repole, Salvatore Oliva, Francesco Cresi et al.
Nutrients 2021, 13(11), 3886; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113886
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3886

8. “The Impact of Lifestyle, Diet and Physical Activity on Epigenetic Changes in the Offspring—A Systematic Review”
by Louise Rasmussen, Sine Knorr, Christian Skødt Antoniussen, Jens Meldgaard Bruun, Per Glud Ovesen, Jens Fuglsang and Ulla Kampmann
Nutrients 2021, 13(8), 2821; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082821
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2821

9. “Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Possibilities of Prevention and Treatment: A Systematic Review”
by Monika Grabia, Renata Markiewicz-Żukowska and Katarzyna Socha
Nutrients 2021, 13(6), 1782; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061782
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1782

10. “Nutritional Approach to Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Childhood”
by Maria Elena Capra, Cristina Pederiva, Claudia Viggiano, Raffaella De Santis, Giuseppe Banderali and Giacomo Biasucci
Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2359; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072359
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2359