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Caloric Intake

Caloric intake is the total amount of energy, measured in calories or kilojoules, that a person obtains from the food and beverages they consume, and it is a central determinant of energy balance, body weight, and metabolic health. Energy balance compares calories consumed against calories expended through basal met…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 46× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Caloric intake is the total amount of energy, measured in calories or kilojoules, that a person obtains from the food and beverages they consume, and it is a central determinant of energy balance, body weight, and metabolic health. Energy balance compares calories consumed against calories expended through basal metabolism and physical activity; sustained imbalance in either direction contributes to health problems, with excess intake associated with obesity and metabolic disorders and insufficient intake linked to undernutrition and wasting. Caloric intake interacts with diet quality, macronutrient composition, and individual physiology, making its accurate assessment and management important across clinical and public-health nutrition. Within this field the journal publishes peer-reviewed research on dietary regimens for reversing obesity, on hypocaloric Mediterranean diets in overweight patients, and on non-caloric sweeteners in people with type 2 diabetes. Further studies explore novel methods of dietary assessment such as smartphone applications, the principles of balanced eating and food-pyramid guidance, and high-energy or specialised nutritional support in conditions including anorexia nervosa and paediatric disease. Related work addresses diet in fibromyalgia, autism spectrum disorder, maternal and community nutrition, and peptide-based formulas, reflecting the wide relevance of caloric intake to both health maintenance and the treatment of disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 46 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Christopher Ochner · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Angel Catala · Argentina

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