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15 November 2023
Nutrients | Highly Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Nutrition and Public Health”

As all of the articles published in our journal are in an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 listed below:
“Universal School Meals and Associations with Student Participation, Attendance, Academic Performance, Diet Quality, Food Security, and Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review”
by Juliana F. W. Cohen, Amelie A. Hecht, Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Lindsey Turner and Marlene B. Schwartz
Nutrients 2021, 13(3), 911; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030911
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/911
“Edible Insects versus Meat—Nutritional Comparison: Knowledge of Their Composition Is the Key to Good Health”
by Agnieszka Orkusz
Nutrients 2021, 13(4), 1207; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041207
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1207
“A Systematic Review of Worldwide Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods: Findings and Criticisms”
by Mirko Marino, Federica Puppo, Cristian Del Bo’, Valentina Vinelli, Patrizia Riso, Marisa Porrini and Daniela Martini
Nutrients 2021, 13(8), 2778; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082778
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2778
“Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome”
by Giulia Marrone, Cristina Guerriero, Daniela Palazzetti, Paolo Lido, Alessandro Marolla, Francesca Di Daniele and Annalisa Noce
Nutrients 2021, 13(3), 817; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030817
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/817
“Natural Bioactive Compounds Useful in Clinical Management of Metabolic Syndrome”
by Annalisa Noce, Manuela Di Lauro, Francesca Di Daniele, Anna Pietroboni Zaitseva, Giulia Marrone, Patrizia Borboni and Nicola Di Daniele
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 630; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020630
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/630
“Plasma Free Fatty Acid Concentration as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Metabolic Disease”
by Gregory C. Henderson
Nutrients 2021, 13(8), 2590; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082590
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2590
“Perinatal Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Development, Role in Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
by Maud Martinat, Moïra Rossitto, Mathieu Di Miceli and Sophie Layé
Nutrients 2021, 13(4), 1185; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041185
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1185
“Diet–Microbiota Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease”
by Kohei Sugihara and Nobuhiko Kamada
Nutrients 2021, 13(5), 1533; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051533
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/5/1533
“Human Milk Exosomal MicroRNA: Associations with Maternal Overweight/Obesity and Infant Body Composition at 1 Month of Life”
by Kruti B. Shah, Steven D. Chernausek, Lori D. Garman, Nathan P. Pezant, Jasmine F. Plows, Harmeet K. Kharoud, Ellen W. Demerath and David A. Fields
Nutrients 2021, 13(4), 1091; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1091
“The Immunopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease Is Related to the Composition of Gut Microbiota”
by Friedrich Leblhuber, Daniela Ehrlich, Kostja Steiner, Simon Geisler, Dietmar Fuchs, Lukas Lanser and Katharina Kurz
Nutrients 2021, 13(2), 361; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020361
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/361