Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Clinical Nutrition

Clinical nutrition is the field of medicine and dietetics concerned with the role of nutrition in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, and with meeting the nutritional needs of patients in clinical settings. It addresses how diet, nutrient intake, and metabolic status affect health and recovery, and …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 28× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Clinical nutrition is the field of medicine and dietetics concerned with the role of nutrition in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, and with meeting the nutritional needs of patients in clinical settings. It addresses how diet, nutrient intake, and metabolic status affect health and recovery, and it includes the assessment of nutritional status, the design of therapeutic diets, and the delivery of specialized support such as oral nutritional supplements, enteral (tube) feeding, and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition. Clinical nutrition is especially important for patients who are critically ill, undergoing surgery or cancer treatment, or living with chronic conditions, where malnutrition or specific nutrient imbalances can worsen outcomes. By tailoring nutrition to the individual, clinicians aim to support healing, preserve lean body mass, manage symptoms, and improve quality of life. International Journal of Nutrition publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to clinical nutrition, including a study of a protein- and energy-dense supplement with immunonutrients for cachexia in cancer patients, the use of an elemental diet in children with autism spectrum disorder and gastrointestinal disease, peptide-based formula in pediatric patients, a nutrition feeding algorithm for children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and the impact of nutrients on diabetes. This page gathers open-access research relevant to clinical nutrition and nutrition-based approaches to managing 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 28 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Clinical Nutrition, linking to each citing work.

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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