REVIEW OF NUTRITION JOURNALS

According to the latest edition of the Journal Citation Reports tool (published annually by the Institute of Scientific Information), the four highest impact journals in the field of nutrition are, in order:
Progress in Lipid Research
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
International Journal of Obesity

 

Progress in Lipid Research Journal

 

Kruger MC, Coetzee M, Haag M, Weiler H. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: selected Mechanisms of action on bone. Prog Lipid Res 2010; 49:438-49.

 

The authors present a review of the possible mechanisms by which polyunsaturated fatty acids of long chain could benefit bone metabolism.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Sjögren P, Becker W, Warensjö E, Olsson E, Byberg L, Gustafsson IB, et al. Mediterranean and carbohydrate-restricted diets and Mortality among elderly men: a cohort study in Sweden. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010, 92:967-74.

We compared, in a follow-up of 10 years, the relationship between adherence by 924 Swedish men of 71 years on average, three types of diet: a) dietary guidelines of the World Health Organization; b) Mediterranean diet c) carbohydrate-restricted diet. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with decreases in mortality, while adhering to a diet restricted in carbohydrates increased mortality.

 

International Journal of Obesity

Rosenbaum M, Leibel RL. Adaptive thermogenesis in humans. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010, 34 Suppl 1: S47-55.

In this interesting review, the authors examine the possible causes that justify more than 80% of cases, patients regain the weight they lost in interventions designed to reduce BMI. Those causes include metabolic responses, behavioral, neuroendocrine and autonomic (encompassed in the term "adaptive thermogenesis"), designed to keep the body's energy reserves (fat).