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Original Research

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Combined analysis of the triglyceride–glucose index and melanin-concentrating hormone in metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease: a machine learning–based study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Xiuyuan Hong
Ling Li
Qi Huang
Xiaoying Yuan
Ying Zhang
Han Zhang
Qingqing Wang
Yan Deng
Dingyan Luo
Yue Yuan

Frontiers in Nutrition

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Associations of economic vulnerability and food insecurity with the Planetary Health Diet in children: PASE study (Brazil)

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Érica Priulli
Mariana de Santis Filgueiras
Dayane de Castro Morais
Bruna Clemente Cota
Juliana Farias de Novaes

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1706243

711 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and subtypes in Chinese elderly: identification of an overnutrition risk threshold and implications for extended risk stratification

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Meiyan Guo
Lifang Mao
Qiuyun Kang
Haixin Lyu
Haiyan Chen
Yangyang Qin
Zegeng Zhan
Tianran Shen

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1743679

785 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Junk food consumption and socio-demographic correlates among health sciences students in the UAE

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Vimala Edwin
Mohamedanas Mohamedfaruk Patni
Ramya Kundayi Ravi
Priyalatha Muthu
Sirajunisa Talath
Nallan C. S. K. Chaitanya
Veronica Edwin Nayagam

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1742473

1,016 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Association between diet intake and trace elements concentrations in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization: a couple-based exploration

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Caiyun Wu
Xuemei Wang
Lin Su
Xin Gao
Yaning Sun
Yanlan Tang
Wei Ju
Junjun Liu
Feng Ni
Hong Jiang

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1722802

620 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Higher serum uric acid levels are associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis in 67,256 adults

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Renhao Chen
Yifan Geng
Mingyi Lin
Lei Qiu
Yi Ning
Qionggui Zhou

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1752079

576 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Association of nutrient supplement use in older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Hua Tian
Jie Chen

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1727791

438 views

Review

Published on 11 Feb 2026

There may be a differential mechanistic impact on colorectal cancer of lactose-containing foods between lactase persistent and lactase non-persistent populations

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Andrew Szilagyi
Polymnia Galiatsatos
Noah Margolese

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1671166

685 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Nutritional vulnerability and its associated characteristics among the elderly in Seoul: Analysis of data from the Seoul Food Survey 2024

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Misung Lee
Youngmin Nam
Hye-Jong Yoo
Soyeon Park
Jihyun Yoon

Frontiers in Nutrition

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Adherence to plant-based diet and risk of heart failure among middle-aged and older population

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Xiao-Xin Chang
Yiming Li
WENLIANG CHE
Yong-Jian Zhu

Frontiers in Nutrition

133 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Eating behaviors and liver health in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: the serial mediating roles of Mediterranean diet adherence and adiposity

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Büşra Başar Gökcen
İrem Kurtuluş
Nermin Kabak
Ferenc Budan
Duygu Ağagündüz
Dávid Szép

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1740363

596 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Plasma pentadecanoic acid is modestly related to cardiovascular health in CARDIA and ARIC cohorts: observational associations without evidence of causality

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Brian T. Steffen
David R. Jacobs
Aixin Li
Weihong Tang
Daniel Duprez
Mahesh Mathew
Pamela L. Lutsey
So-Yun Yi
Xia Zhou
Lyn M. Steffen

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1720975

789 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Increased risk of incident dementia associated with vitamin D deficiency in glaucoma patients: a TriNetX cohort study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Yu-Chen Cheng
Chien-Lin Lu
Joshua Wang
Ming Ling Tsai
Kuo-Cheng Lu

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1760959

538 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Editorial: Nutritional epidemiology: advances in the analysis of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Gladys Morales
Sebastián Cofre
Solange Parra-Soto
Israel Ríos-Castillo

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1773578

668 views

Data Report

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Rethinking the planetary health diet: GBD data reveal a “sweet spot” for red and processed meat and longevity

in Nutritional Epidemiology

David Keith Cundiff

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1736366

984 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Factors associated with anemia in chronic kidney disease in the Brazilian population: national health survey

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Letícia Cristina Machado de Sousa
Nathalia Rabello Silva
Bianca Uliana Picolo
Marcus Vinícius de Pádua Netto
Luciana Saraiva da Silva

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1714573

583 views

Editorial

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Editorial: From adolescence to adulthood: the role of diet in preventing metabolic and mental health disorders

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Desirée Victoria-Montesinos
José Francisco López-Gil
Ana María García-Muñoz

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1771520

858 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Global, regional, and national burden of ovarian cancer due to high BMI, 1990–2021 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease 2021 study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Shuiqing Xu
Xiaotong Fu
Ming Wang

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1688767

729 views

Review

Published on 09 Feb 2026

Nutrients and bioactive compounds in polycystic ovary syndrome: updated insights into effects and underlying mechanisms

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Yanli Zhang
Baichao Shi
Yuan Tian
Shujun Xu
Hui Chang

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1697275

753 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

The burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to diet low in whole grains from 1990 to 2021: a global, regional and national analysis

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Zuzhi Zhao
Peng Sun
Zhengshi Xia
Suqin Zhang
Mengfei Xu
Jianhua Li
Pengfei Xu

Frontiers in Nutrition

153 views

Editorial

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Editorial: Dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Shaojie Liu
Yingnan Jia
Mengyun Luo

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1774774

1,366 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Beverage patterns, blood pressure, and proteinuria among West Africans with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the diet, CKD, and apolipoprotein L1 study

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Rayan Djelmami-Hani
Tolulope Adebile
Runqi Zhao
Edward Kwakyi
Oluwatoyin Amira
Bolanle Omotoso
Manmak Mamven
Yemi Raheem Raji
Adaobi Solarin
Theophilus Umeizudike

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1724375

1,674 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Associations of Visceral Adiposity Index and Body Roundness Index with chronic kidney disease in a Hakka population: mediating effect of blood pressure

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Jinxia Su
Shengzhu Huang
Binran Zhao
Qiuyan Tan
Shanshan Li
Jing Huang
Boning Hu
Xiaolai Li
Bijun Li
Chen Li

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1732017

1,246 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Association between dietary fiber intake and cancer cachexia: mediation by inflammatory biomarkers

in Nutritional Epidemiology

Yan Guo
Caiyan Zhang
Haiyue Wang
Hongmei Xue
Ying Xie
Hongzhen Du
Zengning Li

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2026.1757969

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Combined analysis of the triglyceride–glucose index and melanin-concentrating hormone in metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease: a machine learning–based study

Associations of economic vulnerability and food insecurity with the Planetary Health Diet in children: PASE study (Brazil)

Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and subtypes in Chinese elderly: identification of an overnutrition risk threshold and implications for extended risk stratification

Junk food consumption and socio-demographic correlates among health sciences students in the UAE

Association between diet intake and trace elements concentrations in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization: a couple-based exploration

Higher serum uric acid levels are associated with an increased risk of carotid atherosclerosis in 67,256 adults

Association of nutrient supplement use in older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

There may be a differential mechanistic impact on colorectal cancer of lactose-containing foods between lactase persistent and lactase non-persistent populations

Nutritional vulnerability and its associated characteristics among the elderly in Seoul: Analysis of data from the Seoul Food Survey 2024

Adherence to plant-based diet and risk of heart failure among middle-aged and older population

Eating behaviors and liver health in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: the serial mediating roles of Mediterranean diet adherence and adiposity

Plasma pentadecanoic acid is modestly related to cardiovascular health in CARDIA and ARIC cohorts: observational associations without evidence of causality

Increased risk of incident dementia associated with vitamin D deficiency in glaucoma patients: a TriNetX cohort study

Editorial: Nutritional epidemiology: advances in the analysis of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns

Rethinking the planetary health diet: GBD data reveal a “sweet spot” for red and processed meat and longevity

Factors associated with anemia in chronic kidney disease in the Brazilian population: national health survey

Editorial: From adolescence to adulthood: the role of diet in preventing metabolic and mental health disorders

Global, regional, and national burden of ovarian cancer due to high BMI, 1990–2021 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease 2021 study

Nutrients and bioactive compounds in polycystic ovary syndrome: updated insights into effects and underlying mechanisms

The burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to diet low in whole grains from 1990 to 2021: a global, regional and national analysis

Editorial: Dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome

Beverage patterns, blood pressure, and proteinuria among West Africans with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the diet, CKD, and apolipoprotein L1 study

Associations of Visceral Adiposity Index and Body Roundness Index with chronic kidney disease in a Hakka population: mediating effect of blood pressure

Association between dietary fiber intake and cancer cachexia: mediation by inflammatory biomarkers