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Calorimetry

Calorimetry is the measurement of heat changes associated with chemical reactions, physical transformations, or biological processes, providing quantitative data on energy transfer and thermal properties of substances. Research published in the International Journal of Nutrition employing calorimetric methods has ex…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 83× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Calorimetry is the measurement of heat changes associated with chemical reactions, physical transformations, or biological processes, providing quantitative data on energy transfer and thermal properties of substances. Research published in the International Journal of Nutrition employing calorimetric methods has examined diverse applications spanning nutritional science and material characterization. Studies have utilized differential scanning calorimetry and related thermal analysis techniques to assess the physicochemical and thermal stability of nutrients including folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, and cholecalciferol, documenting properties such as melting points, decomposition temperatures, and enthalpy changes. Additional investigations have applied calorimetric approaches to characterize compounds relevant to nutrition and health, including selenium, zinc chloride, and silver sulfadiazine, as well as specialized delivery systems such as polymerizable liposomes designed for enhanced stability. One study employed indirect calorimetry to quantify energy expenditure in restaurant servers, measuring occupational physical activity levels in young adults. Another investigation used whole-room indirect calorimetry to evaluate metabolic responses following docosahexaenoic acid supplementation in postmenopausal women. These applications demonstrate calorimetry's utility in nutrition research for understanding energy metabolism, assessing nutrient stability, and characterizing materials intended for nutritional or therapeutic use.

Research published in this journal

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

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 83 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

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

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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