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Nutrition and Physical Activity

Nutrition and physical activity together form the energy-balance axis that governs body weight, metabolic health, and risk of chronic disease. Nutrition supplies the substrates and micronutrients required for cellular function, while physical activity determines energy expenditure and influences how those substrates…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 147× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835

Overview

Nutrition and physical activity together form the energy-balance axis that governs body weight, metabolic health, and risk of chronic disease. Nutrition supplies the substrates and micronutrients required for cellular function, while physical activity determines energy expenditure and influences how those substrates are partitioned and used. Their interaction is central to the prevention and management of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome, and to the maintenance of musculoskeletal health, including bone density and calcium status. Key sub-areas include the combined effect of diet and lifestyle on cardio-metabolic risk factors, the role of dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet in weight management, and behavioural interventions that promote healthy eating and activity in children and low-income households. Research in this area also examines energy intake gaps in physically demanding occupations, the contribution of activity and diet to childhood obesity and asthma risk, and the use of nutrition education to improve diet quality. Underlying considerations include macronutrient composition, energy density, and the influence of socio-economic context on both diet and activity. The International Journal of Nutrition publishes peer-reviewed research linking dietary intake, energy balance, and physical activity to health outcomes across populations.

Research published in this journal

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

2015

Epigenetics and Nutrition

Kenneth LundstromCorresponding author
International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-603
2019

Functional Food

Monica ButnariuCorresponding author
International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 109 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2615

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 147 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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