Nutrition Obesity

Overview

Nutrition and obesity describes the relationship between dietary intake and the development, prevention, and management of obesity, a condition of excess body fat that raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. Obesity arises from a complex interplay of dietary, genetic, environmental, and behavioural factors, but dietary patterns and energy balance are among its most important and modifiable determinants. Nutrition research therefore examines how the quality and composition of the diet, food environments, and eating behaviours influence body weight and metabolic health across the lifespan. The peer-reviewed research collected here addresses these themes within nutrition scholarship. Studies examine the relationship between obesity, asthma, and nutritional risk factors in adolescents, and culturally tailored nutrition and lifestyle interventions to reduce cardio-metabolic risk. Other work evaluates a hypocaloric Mediterranean diet in overweight patients and the predictors of completing such a regimen, explores high-fat diets in relation to fat loss and brain health, and considers nutrition education and food regulation in school settings. Together these open-access articles span the dietary patterns, interventions, and risk factors that link nutrition to obesity and metabolic health, reflecting research relevant to understanding and addressing weight-related conditions.

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 64 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Nov 2026.

• Gut Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: Mechanistic Insights, Clinical Strategies, and a Regional Perspective with a Focus on Sichuan, China
  2026 · Cancers
• Sanitation practices and associated factors among households in Gozamin District, Northwest Ethiopia
  2026 · Discover Sustainability
• “Sport is NOT a luxury.” The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cross-sectional survey
  S. M. O'Kane et al. · 2025 · BMC Public Health
• Self-care practices and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending public hospitals in Bale zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
  Eshetu Zemen et al. · 2025 · PeerJ
• Household food insecurity, sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors associated with high blood pressure among women in farming communities in Ghana
  A. K. Christian et al. · 2025 · BMC Women's Health
• The Temporal Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Child Health Outcomes in India: Evidence from the Demographic Health Survey 2015–2021
  2025 · International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services
• “Sport is NOT a luxury.” The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cross-sectional survey
  2025 · BMC Public Health
• The Temporal Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Child Health Outcomes in India: Evidence from the Demographic Health Survey 2015–2021
  2025 · International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services

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