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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 2023 and 2024, which are listed below:

1. “New Advances in Metabolic Syndrome, from Prevention to Treatment: The Role of Diet and Food”
by Donatella Ambroselli, Fabrizio Masciulli, Enrico Romano, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Zein Mersini Besharat, Maria Chiara Massari, Elisabetta Ferretti, Silvia Migliaccio, Luana Izzo, Alberto Ritieni et al.
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 640; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030640
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/640

2. “The Role of Probiotics in Skin Health and Related Gut–Skin Axis: A Review”
by Ting Gao, Xiaoyu Wang, Yixuan Li and Fazheng Ren
Nutrients 2023, 15(14), 3123; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15143123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/14/3123

3. “The Ketogenic Diet and Cardiovascular Diseases”
by Damian Dyńka, Katarzyna Kowalcze, Anna Charuta and Agnieszka Paziewska
Nutrients 2023, 15(15), 3368; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/15/3368

4. “Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review”
by Bernadette Biondi
Nutrients 2024, 16(1), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16010087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/1/87

5. “Collagen Supplementation for Joint Health: The Link between Composition and Scientific Knowledge”
by Daniel Martínez-Puig, Ester Costa-Larrión, Nuria Rubio-Rodríguez and Patricia Gálvez-Martín
Nutrients 2023, 15(6), 1332; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061332
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1332

6. “Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS-C): Effects of Different Nutritional Patterns on Intestinal Dysbiosis and Symptoms“
by Claudia Di Rosa, Annamaria Altomare, Vittoria Terrigno, Florencia Carbone, Jan Tack, Michele Cicala and Michele Pier Luca Guarino
Nutrients 2023, 15(7), 1647; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15071647
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1647

7. “Disentangling the Complexity of Nutrition, Frailty and Gut Microbial Pathways during Aging: A Focus on Hippuric Acid”
by Andrea Ticinesi, Angela Guerra, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi and Stefania Maggi
Nutrients 2023, 15(5), 1138; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051138
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1138

8. “Dietary (Poly)phenols and the Gut–Brain Axis in Ageing”
by Léonie Láng, Simon McArthur, Alpar S. Lazar, Line Pourtau, David Gaudout, Matthew G. Pontifex, Michael Müller and David Vauzour
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1500; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101500
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/1500

9. “Mediterranean Dietary Pattern for Healthy and Active Aging: A Narrative Review of an Integrative and Sustainable Approach”
by Polina Dobroslavska, Maria Leonor Silva, Filipa Vicente and Paula Pereira
Nutrients 2024, 16(11), 1725; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111725
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/11/1725

10. “Quercetin Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Fat Accumulation by Regulating Inflammatory Responses and Glycometabolism Pathways: A Review”
by Yaodong Wang, Zezheng Li, Jianhua He and Yurong Zhao
Nutrients 2024, 16(8), 1102; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16081102
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8/1102

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 2023 and 2024, which are listed below:

1. “Perspective: Teaching Kitchens: Conceptual Origins, Applications and Potential for Impact within Food Is Medicine Research”
by David M. Eisenberg, Lorena S. Pacheco, Auden C. McClure, John W. McWhorter, Kate Janisch, and Jennifer Massa
Nutrients 2023, 15(13), 2859; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15132859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/13/2859

2. “Expert Consensus on Morphofunctional Assessment in Disease-Related Malnutrition. Grade Review and Delphi Study”
by José Manuel García-Almeida, Cristina García-García, María D. Ballesteros-Pomar, Gabriel Olveira, Juan J. Lopez-Gomez, Virginia Bellido, Irene Bretón Lesmes, Rosa Burgos, Alejandro Sanz-Paris, Pilar Matia-Martin et al.
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 612; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030612
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/612

3. “High Nutritional Risk Is Associated with Poor Functional Status and Prognostic Biomarkers in Stroke Patients at Admission to a Rehabilitation Unit”
by Olivia Di Vincenzo, Ermenegilda Pagano, Mariarosaria Cervone, Raffaele Natale, Annadora Morena, Alessandra Esposito, Fabrizio Pasanisi and Luca Scalfi
Nutrients 2023, 15(19), 4144; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/19/4144

4. “Clinical Pathobiochemistry of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Improving Our Understanding by Exploring Novel Mechanisms with a Focus on Diabetic Neuropathy”
by Erwin Schleicher, Triantafyllos Didangelos, Evangelia Kotzakioulafi, Alexander Cegan, Andreas Peter and Konstantinos Kantartzis
Nutrients 2023, 15(11), 2597; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15112597
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2597

5. “Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Influences Body Composition Increasing Risk of Sarcopenia”
by Jolanta Korczak, Marcin Mardas, Maria Litwiniuk, Paweł Bogdański and Marta Stelmach-Mardas
Nutrients 2023, 15(7), 1631; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15071631
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1631

6. “A Narrative Review of Factors Associated with Skin Carotenoid Levels”
by Matthew P. Madore, Jeong-Eun Hwang, Jin-Young Park, Seoeun Ahn, Hyojee Joung and Ock K. Chun
Nutrients 2023, 15(9), 2156; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092156
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2156

7. “Soft Drink Intake in Europe—A Review of Data from Nationally Representative Food Consumption Surveys”
by Janette Walton and Anna Wittekind
Nutrients 2023, 15(6), 1368; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061368
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1368

8. “Is ChatGPT an Effective Tool for Providing Dietary Advice?”
by Valentina Ponzo, Ilaria Goitre, Enrica Favaro, Fabio Dario Merlo, Maria Vittoria Mancino, Sergio Riso and Simona Bo
Nutrients 2024, 16(4), 469; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040469
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/4/469

9. “The Validity and Feasibility of Utilizing the Photo-Assisted Dietary Intake Assessment among College Students and Elderly Individuals in China”
by Rui Fan, Qianqian Chen, Lixia Song, Shuyue Wang, Mei You, Meng Cai, Xinping Wang, Yong Li and Meihong Xua
Nutrients 2024, 16, 211. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16020211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/2/211

10. “Consumption of the Non-Nutritive Sweetener Stevia for 12 Weeks Does Not Alter the Composition of the Human Gut Microbiota”
by Gurdeep Singh, Andrew J. McBain, John T. McLaughlin and Nikoleta S. Stamataki
Nutrients 2024, 16(2), 296; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16020296
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/2/296

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 2023 and 2024, which are listed below:

1. “Global Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Nutrition and Dietetic University Students: A Systematic Scoping Review”
by Sarah Budhiwianto, Christie J. Bennett, Claire A. Bristow and Janeane Dart
Nutrients 2023, 15(10), 2317; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15102317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2317

2. “Consumer Interaction with Sustainability Labelling on Food Products: A Narrative Literature Review”
by Brian Cook, João Costa Leite, Mike Rayner, Sandro Stoffel, Elaine van Rijn and Jan Wollgast
Nutrients 2023, 15(17), 3837; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15173837
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/17/3837

3. “Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling and Its Impact on Food Industry Practices: A Systematic Review of the Evidence”
by Montserrat Ganderats-Fuentes and Sherry Morgan
Nutrients 2023, 15(11), 2630; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15112630
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2630

4. “The Alignment of Recommendations of Dietary Guidelines with Sustainability Aspects: Lessons Learned from Italy’s Example and Proposals for Future Development”
by Marika Ferrari Rossi, Laura and Andrea Ghiselli
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030542
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/542

5. “Assessing the Use of Social Cognitive Theory Components in Cooking and Food Skills Interventions”
by Paola Gordillo and Melissa Pflugh Prescott
Nutrients 2023, 15(5), 1287; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1287

6. “Snacking Consumption among Adults in the United States: A Scoping Review”
by Jean Pierre Enriquez and Elizabeth Gollub
Nutrients 2023, 15(7), 1596; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15071596
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1596

7. “Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels: Comparing the Nordic Keyhole and Nutri-Score in a Swedish Context”
by Stephanie Pitt, Bettina Julin, Bente Øvrebø and Alicja Wolk
Nutrients 2023, 15(4), 873; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15040873
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/873

8. “Exploring Vitamin B12 Supplementation in the Vegan Population: A Scoping Review of the Evidence”
by Sávio Fernandes, Leandro Oliveira, Alda Pereira, Maria do Céu Costa, António Raposo, Ariana Saraiva and Bruno Magalhães
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1442; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101442
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/10/1442

9. “The Mediating Role of Psychological Balance on the Effects of Dietary Behavior on Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Elderly”
by Yating Chen, Lingling Zhang, Xiaotong Wen and Xiaojun Liu
Nutrients 2024, 16(6), 908; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16060908
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/6/908

10. “Factors That Most Influence the Choice for Fast Food in a Sample of Higher Education Students in Portugal”
by Leandro Oliveira and António Raposo
Nutrients 2024, 16(7), 1007; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/1007

Since all articles published in Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of every high-quality paper. Therefore, we invite you to read the following highly cited papers, which were published in 2023 and 2024:

1. “Update on Anti-Inflammatory Molecular Mechanisms Induced by Oleic Acid”
by Consuelo Santa-María, Soledad López-Enríquez, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz, Isabel Geniz, María Edith Reyes-Quiroz, Manuela Moreno, Francisca Palomares, Francisco Sobrino and Gonzalo Alba
Nutrients 2023, 15(1), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15010224
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/1/224

2. “Gut Microbial Metabolite Butyrate and Its Therapeutic Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Literature Review”
by Neeraja Recharla, Ramasatyaveni Geesala and Xuan-Zheng Shi
Nutrients 2023, 15(10), 2275; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15102275
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/10/2275

3. “Effects of Malnutrition on the Immune System and Infection and the Role of Nutritional Strategies Regarding Improvements in Children’s Health Status: A Literature Review”
by Fátima Morales, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz, Maria J. Leon and Fernando Rivero-Pino
Nutrients 2024, 16(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/1/1

4. “Microbiome and Asthma: Microbial Dysbiosis and the Origins, Phenotypes, Persistence, and Severity of Asthma”
by José Valverde-Molina and Luis García-Marcos
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030486
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/486

5. “Nutritional Status and Its Detection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases”
by Beata Jabłońska and Sławomir Mrowiec
Nutrients 2023, 15(8), 1991; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081991
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/8/1991

6. “Infections and Autoimmunity—The Immune System and Vitamin D: A Systematic Review”
by Sunil J. Wimalawansa
Nutrients 2023, 15(17), 3842; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15173842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/17/3842

7. “The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Allergic Diseases”
by Ping Zhang
Nutrients 2023, 15(17), 3683; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15173683
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/17/3683

8. “Gluten-Free Diet and Other Celiac Disease Therapies: Current Understanding and Emerging Strategies”
by Anna Maria Mazzola, Irene Zammarchi, Maria Chiara Valerii, Enzo Spisni, Ilaria Maria Saracino, Francesco Lanzarotto and Chiara Ricci
Nutrients 2024, 16(7), 1006; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/1006

9. “Cow’s Milk: A Benefit for Human Health? Omics Tools and Precision Nutrition for Lactose Intolerance Management”
by Giovanni Pratelli, Bartolo Tamburini, Giusto Davide Badami, Marianna Lo Pizzo, Anna De Blasio, Daniela Carlisi and Diana Di Liberto
Nutrients 2024, 16(2), 320; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16020320
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/2/320

10. “B Cells Dynamic in Aging and the Implications of Nutritional Regulation”
by Yifei Yu, Chenxu Lu, Weiru Yu, Yumei Lei, Siyuan Sun, Ping Liu, Feirong Bai, Yu Chen and Juan Chen
Nutrients 2024, 16(4), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040487
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/4/487

Since all articles published in Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of every high-quality paper. Therefore, we invite you to read the following highly cited papers, which were published in 2023 and 2024:

1. “Roles of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Inflammatory Bowel Disease”
by Yoonhwa Shin, Sunhee Han, Juhui Kwon, Songhyun Ju, Tae Gyu Choi, Insug Kang and Sung Soo Kim
Nutrients 2023, 15(20), 4466; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204466
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/20/4466 

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Laguna has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Carbohydrates” Section of Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643).

Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Laguna has worked as Full Professor of pharmacology since 2003 at the University of Barcelona UB (Spain), teaching at the School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, in the fields of molecular pharmacology, pharmacological biochemistry and cardiovascular pharmacology. He is coordinator of the subject Cardiovascular Pathologies and Arteriosclerosis in the Master of Biomedicine and Director of the UB/EFAME Master's degree “Scientific Departments of the Pharmaceutical Industry”. He has directed 35 research training projects for undergraduate and graduate students, 15 of them being doctoral theses. Between 1987 and 1989, Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Laguna worked as a post-doc at the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Connecticut (USA), under the supervision of Dr. Dominick L. Cinti, studying liver metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In 1989, he established himself as an independent researcher in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutic Chemistry UB, in the field of cardiovascular diseases and its relationship with alterations of energy metabolism. His research group has participated in the ISCIII Genetic Hyperlipemia Network (2003-2006), the Network for the Study of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases (2006-07), and the CIBERDEM Network Research Center (2007-10). Since 2011, they have been members of the CiberObn Network Research Center for Obesity and Nutrition Physiopathology. They are members of the Institute of Biomedicine UB. As lead researcher, he has obtained funding for more than 36 research projects, from governments and private sources, producing more than 170 scientific documents, including book chapters, revisions, and scientific and dissemination articles—HI 42. In the last decade, his research group has participated in the study of the metabolic effects produced by the chronic consumption of simple sugars. They have studied, both with in vivo and in vitro models, the effect of isocaloric supplementation of fructose and glucose solutions on lipid and glucose metabolism at different times (from two weeks to eleven months) to reproduce the complete pattern of consumption of these sugars by human populations. They have studied metabolic changes in vascular tissue (atherosclerosis), visceral adipose, and hypothalamic (cognition) and skeletal muscle tissue (insulin resistance), but focus mainly on liver tissue (MASLD), since the pharmacokinetics of fructose directs fructose mainly to hepatic cells. Lately, they have been searching for candidate drugs to prevent/treat MASLD. After having focused on the early stages of this disease (simple steatosis), their current project intends to study more advanced stages of MASLD, with inflammation and liver fibrosis.

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Laguna, who shared with us his vision for the journal, as well as his views on the research area and open access publishing:

1. Can you please introduce your current research focus?
My research over the years has been devoted to the study of liver lipid metabolism, how it is involved in liver pathologies and metabolic dysregulation, and which dietary and pharmacological measures can be taken to restore its normal functioning. In the last decade, after characterizing, by using experimental rodent models, the role of simple sugar consumption in the development of metabolic diseases, we have focused on the characterization of a dietary model of MASL (metabolic-associated steatotic liver), the High Fat High Fructose Sprague Dawley rat model. Using this model, we search for new approaches, from natural products to the repurposing of drugs already in clinical use, to prevent/treat liver steatosis. Our next goal is to test the most effective interventions in models of advanced liver disease, MASH (metabolic associated steatohepatitis). 

2. What are some of the current hot or novel topics in your research field?
From my personal point of view, it is the realization that in order to curtail the epidemics of MASLD (metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease), we need to find effective measures, besides promoting changes to a healthy lifestyle, to avoid the development of MASL and its progression to more aggressive forms of liver disease. Among these measures, nutritional supplements and repurposed drugs designed to reduce metabolic dysfunction (steatosis, dyslipidemia, overweight, etc.) should have a role. Related to this subject, interventions aimed to modify and improve gut microbiome metabolic performance hold high promise. 

3. What factors encouraged you to join the Editorial Board and serve as Section Editor-in-Chief of the journal?
My very satisfactory previous experience with the Nutrients team, either as a reviewer or as an author. Also, the fact that I have a great respect and consideration for the scientific merits of Kimber Stanhope, Ph.D., RD, my predecessor as the “Carbohydrate” Editor-in-Chief of Nutrients. 

4. What advantages does Nutrients have compared to other journals in the same field?
Its broad scope across the field of nutrition, and the scientific soundness of the published work, reflected in its high impact factor, ranking 18/114 in the “Nutrition and Dietetics” category (Journal Citation Reports source).

5. What advice do you have for young researchers?
Endurance, perspective, humility, and rigor for the long trial ahead.

6. What suggestions do you have for increasing the journal’s visibility and promotion?
I am still considering several possibilities, but my first goal would be to maintain and, if possible, to increase the scientific quality and soundness of the work published in the “Carbohydrate” Section.

We wish Prof. Dr. Juan Carlos Laguna every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

As all of the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023–2024, which are listed below:

1. “Hospital Services to Improve Nutritional Intake and Reduce Food Waste: A Systematic Review”
by Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul, Valeria Maccauro, Marco Cintoni, Andrea Cambieri, Alberto Fiore, Maurizio Zega, Antonio Gasbarrini and Maria Cristina Mele
Nutrients 2023, 15(2), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020310
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/310

2. “Neuroprotective Effects of Agri-Food By-Products Rich in Phenolic Compounds”
by Alejandro Rojas-García, Álvaro Fernández-Ochoa, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, David Arráez-Román and Antonio Segura-Carretero
Nutrients 2023, 15(2), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020449
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/449

3. “The Assessment of the Risk of Malnutrition (Undernutrition) in Stroke Patients”
by Olivia Di Vincenzo, Maria Luisa Eliana Luisi, Paola Alicante, Giada Ballarin, Barbara Biffi, Chiara Francesca Gheri and Luca Scalfi
Nutrients 2023, 15(3), 683; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030683
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/683

4. “The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) as a Prognostic Biomarker for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer”
by Markus Haas, Alexander Lein, Thorsten Fuereder, Faris F. Brkic, Julia Schnoell, David T. Liu, Lorenz Kadletz-Wanke, Gregor Heiduschka and Bernhard J. Jank
Nutrients 2023, 15(4), 880; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15040880
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/4/880

5. “Inflammation and Nutrition: Friend or Foe?”
by Franziska Stumpf, Bettina Keller, Carla Gressies and Philipp Schuetz
Nutrients 2023, 15(5), 1159; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051159
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1159

6. “Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score as a Potential Prognostic Indicator of In-Hospital Mortality, Sepsis and Length of Stay in an Internal Medicine Department”
by Nicoletta Miano, Maurizio Di Marco, Salvatore Alaimo, Giuseppe Coppolino, Giuseppe L’Episcopo, Stefano Leggio, Roberto Scicali, Salvatore Piro, Francesco Purrello and Antonino Di Pino
Nutrients 2023, 15(7), 1554; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15071554
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1554

7. “Impact of Nutritional Status on Postoperative Outcomes in Cancer Patients following Elective Pancreatic Surgery”
by Renata Menozzi, Filippo Valoriani, Roberto Ballarin, Luca Alemanno, Martina Vinciguerra, Riccardo Barbieri, Riccardo Cuoghi Costantini, Roberto D’Amico, Pietro Torricelli and Annarita Pecchi
Nutrients 2023, 15(8), 1958; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081958
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/8/1958

8. “Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Beneficially Modulates Gut Microbiome in a Preclinical Model of Crohn’s-like Colitis”
by Ramasatyaveni Geesala, Neeraja Recharla, Ke Zhang, John C. Johnson, George Golovko, Kamil Khanipov, Douglas L. Brining and Xuan-Zheng Shi
Nutrients 2024, 16(3), 363; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030363
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/3/363

9. “Effect of a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention on Liver Health and Body Weight in Adults with Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Laurence J. Dobbie, Jamie Burgess, Azlinda Hamid, Sarah J. Nevitt, Theresa J. Hydes, Uazman Alam and Daniel J. Cuthbertson
Nutrients 2024, 16(7), 1030; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/1030

10. “Carrageenan as a Potential Factor of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases”
by Paulina Komisarska, Anan Pinyosinwat, Mutaz Saleem and Małgorzata Szczuko
Nutrients 2024, 16(9), 1367; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16091367
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/9/1367

As all the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We invite you to read the following highly cited papers, published in 2023 and 2024:

1. “Real-World Intake of Dietary Sugars Is Associated with Reduced Cortisol Reactivity Following an Acute Physiological Stressor”
by Nicola Di Polito, Anthea A. Stylianakis, Rick Richardson and Kathryn D. Baker
Nutrients 2023, 15(1), 209; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15010209
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/1/209

2. “Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and the Risk of the Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
by Ainara Muñoz-Cabrejas, Pilar Guallar-Castillón, Martín Laclaustra, Helena Sandoval-Insausti and Belén Moreno-Franco
Nutrients 2023, 15(2), 430; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020430
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/2/430

3. “Carbohydrate Intake and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies”
by Unhui Jo and Kyong Park
Nutrients 2023, 15(7), 1740; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15071740
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1740

4. “A Diet Pattern Characterized by Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Is Associated with Lower Decision-Making Performance in the Iowa Gambling Task, Elevated Stress Exposure, and Altered Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity in Men and Women”
by Kevin D. Laugero and Nancy L. Keim
Nutrients 2023, 15(18), 3930; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183930
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/3930

5. “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Artificially Sweetened Beverages Consumption and the Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)”
by Tung-Sung Tseng, Wei-Ting Lin, Peng-Sheng Ting, Chiung-Kuei Huang, Po-Hung Chen, Gabrielle V. Gonzalez and Hui-Yi Lin
Nutrients 2023, 15(18), 3997; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183997
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/3997

6. “Acute Intake of Sucrose but Not of the Intense Sweetener Sucralose Is Associated with Post-Prandial Endotoxemia in Healthy Young Adults—A Randomized Controlled Trial”
by Raphaela Staltner, Victor Sánchez, Ina Bergheim and Anja Baumann
Nutrients 2023, 15(18), 4038; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15184038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/4038

7. “Application of a New Carbohydrate Food Quality Scoring System: An Expert Panel Report”
by Kevin B. Comerford, Adam Drewnowski, Yanni Papanikolaou, Julie Miller Jones, Joanne Slavin, Siddhartha S. Angadi and Judith Rodriguez
Nutrients 2023, 15(5), 1288; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051288
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1288

8. “Effects of Consuming Beverages Sweetened with Fructose, Glucose, High-Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose, or Aspartame on OGTT-Derived Indices of Insulin Sensitivity in Young Adults”
by Bettina Hieronimus, Valentina Medici, Vivien Lee, Marinelle V. Nunez, Desiree M. Sigala, Andrew A. Bremer, Chad L. Cox, Nancy L. Keim, Jean-Marc Schwarz, Giovanni Pacini and et al.
Nutrients 2024, 16(1), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16010151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/1/151

9. “The Role of the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load in the Dietary Approach of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus”
by Ioanna Mavroeidi, Aspasia Manta, Athina Asimakopoulou, Alexandros Syrigos, Stavroula A. Paschou, Efthimia Vlachaki, Constantinos Nastos, Sophia Kalantaridou and Melpomeni Peppa
Nutrients 2024, 16(3), 399; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030399
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/3/399

10. “Swapping White for High-Fibre Bread Increases Faecal Abundance of Short-Chain Fatty Acid-Producing Bacteria and Microbiome Diversity: A Randomized, Controlled, Decentralized Trial”
by Yanan Wang, Brooke Wymond, Himanshu Tandon and Damien P. Belobrajdic
Nutrients 2024, 16(7), 989; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16070989
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/7/989

A message from the webinar Chair:

Dietary strategies and diet quality play a pivotal role in preventing, reducing, and managing cardiometabolic and mental health. Over the last decade, time-restricted eating, a dietary strategy that restricts food consumption to a specific time window typically ranging from 4 to 10 hours, has emerged as a simple dietary strategy with a lower burden and higher long-term adherence in individuals compared to other approaches while promoting health benefits. Diet quality has been related to a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases and mental health disorders, with promising results of the co-treatment of mental health and cardiovascular diseases through nutrition and dietary strategies.

Given the large burden of disease from cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health disorders, research in these areas is necessary for both preventing and reducing their burden. This webinar will provide an overview of time-restricted eating strategies and how this approach and nutrition can counteract cardiometabolic issues, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer while taking into account mental health. The webinar will provide relevant clinical applications for the public and research communities.

Webinar: Time-Restricted Eating, Diet and Health: A Hearty Debate

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