Nutrition Research publishes original research articles, communications, and reviews on basic and applied nutrition. The mission of Nutrition Research is to serve as the journal for global communication of nutrition and life sciences research on diet and health. The field of nutrition sciences includes, but is not limited to, the study of nutrients during growth, reproduction, aging, health, and disease.
Original research articles must declare a research hypothesis and include aspects of mechanisms. Reviews are open to systematic reviews and meta-analyses but the review must provide a critical analysis of existing nutrition evidence, identify gaps in knowledge, and include recommendations for future research. Communications are limited in length and preliminary data that addresses a potential mechanism is acceptable. Authors are encouraged to read and follow the Guide for Authors and Author Submission Checklist
Articles covering basic and applied research on all aspects of nutrition sciences are encouraged, including: nutritional biochemistry and metabolism; metabolomics, nutrient gene interactions; nutrient requirements for health; nutrition and disease; digestion and absorption; nutritional anthropology; epidemiology; the influence of socioeconomic and cultural factors on nutrition of the individual and the community; the impact of nutrient intake on disease response and behavior; the consequences of nutritional deficiency on growth and development, endocrine and nervous systems, and immunity; nutrition and gut microbiota; food intolerance and allergy; nutrient drug interactions; nutrition and aging; nutrition and cancer; obesity; diabetes; and intervention programs.
Another focus of the Journal is to publish research that advances the understanding of nutrients and health protectants in food for improving the human condition. Of interest are manuscripts on the development of biomarkers for assessing how dietary components influence health status in the human. A further publishing goal of Nutrition Research is to bridge the gap between clinicians working in nutrition and health and biomedical scientists engaged in areas of biochemistry and molecular and cell biology to improve health. Investigators doing research in these areas are urged to submit articles.
The Journal also encourages submission of manuscripts describing investigations in animal models and cell cultures that utilize methodologic approaches or techniques in biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, toxicology, and physiology. Such investigations must include clear research objectives for hypothesis testing and elucidating mechanisms. Nutrient intakes in human populations and novel analytical techniques for bioactive compounds are within the scope of the mission for Nutrition Research.

Editor-in-Chief
Bruce A. Watkins, PhD
University of California Davis Department of Nutrition, California, United States
Regional Editors
Philip Calder, PhD
University of Southampton, UK, Region: United Kingdom
Young-Hee Kang, PhD
Hallym University, South Korea, Region: South Korea
Brenda J. Smith, PhD
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. Region: North America
Helen Truby, PhD
Monash University, Victoria, Australia, Region: Australia
Mark Wahlqvist, MD
Monash University, Australia and Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, Regions: China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Hope A. Weiler, PhD, RD
McGill University, Canada, Region: Canada
Editorial Advisory Board
Donald Beitz, PhD
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
Kevin L. Fritsche, PhD
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States
Ruth S. MacDonald, RD, PhD
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
Sue A. Shapses, PhD
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Cornelia M. Ulrich, PhD
German Cancer Research Centre, Utah, USA
Hope A. Weiler, PhD, RD
McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Board of Review Editors
G. Harvey Anderson, PhD
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Anderson, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
David J. Baer, PhD
USDA-ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, The Food Components and Health Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, United States
John Bogden, PhD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States
Bradley Bolling, PhD
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Jennie Brand-Miller, PhD
The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Richard S. Bruno, PhD, RD
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Wayne Campbell, PhD
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Tim P. Carr, PhD
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Gemma Casadesus Smith, PhD
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States
Wendy Dahl, PhD
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Emma Foster, PhD
Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Philippe Frank , PhD
University of Tours, Tours, France
William S. Harris, PhD
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Kate Huggins, PhD
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Amanda B. Hummon, PhD
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Catherine Itsiopoulos, PhD
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Darshan S. Kelley, PhD
USDA-ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Immunity and Disease Prevention Research, Davis, California, United States
Jennifer Kerns, MD, M.S.H.S.
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Marlena Kruger, PhD
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Christel Lamberg-Allardt, PhD
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Alessandro Laviano, MD, PhD
University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
David Ma, PhD
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Kenneth N. Maclean, PhD
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Maria L. Marco, PhD
University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States
Denis Medeiros, PhD, RD
University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Nancy E. Moran, PhD
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Houston, Texas, United States
Manabu T. Nakamura, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
John W. Newman, PhD
US Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Nora O'Brien, PhD
University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
Aifric O'Sullivan, PhD
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Jung Han Yoon Park, PhD
Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of
Sunmin Park, PhD
Hoseo University, Asan, Korea, Republic of
Yongsoon Park, PhD, RD
Hanyang University Department of Food and Nutrition, Seongdong-gu, Korea, Republic of
Kristina Rother, MD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Satoshi Sasaki, MD, PhD
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Chwan-Li (Leslie) Shen, PhD
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas, United States
Vivian M.M. Suen, PhD, MD
University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Susanne U. Talcott, PhD
Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, Texas, United States
Stella L. Volpe, PhD, RD, LDN, FACSM
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dayong Wu, MD, PhD
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Angela Zivkovic, PhD
University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States
Editorial Manager
Angela Ranalli-Curtis, BA
University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States