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Diets

Diets are structured patterns of food and nutrient intake, whether habitual, culturally defined, or adopted for a specific health or therapeutic purpose. They vary in composition, including the balance of macronutrients and the inclusion or exclusion of particular food groups, and they exert strong influences on bod…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 66× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Diets are structured patterns of food and nutrient intake, whether habitual, culturally defined, or adopted for a specific health or therapeutic purpose. They vary in composition, including the balance of macronutrients and the inclusion or exclusion of particular food groups, and they exert strong influences on body weight, metabolic and cardiovascular health, and longevity. The study of diets examines how different dietary regimens affect physiology and disease risk, how adherence is achieved, and how dietary guidelines translate evidence into practical recommendations. Research in this area includes the evaluation of high-fat diets for fat loss and brain health, hypocaloric Mediterranean diets and factors predictive of completion in overweight patients, and the role of vegetarianism in food-based dietary guidelines. Studies also consider dietary diversity scores for diabetic and hypertensive patients, dietary regimens for reversing obesity, and the relationship between diet, the gut microbiota, and health maintenance. Further work examines the scientific development of vegetarian nutrition over time, the effects of high-fat and high-protein diets on muscle, and micronutrient deficiencies linked to dietary inadequacy. By comparing the composition and effects of different dietary patterns and assessing adherence and outcomes, research on diets informs evidence-based dietary recommendations and interventions aimed at weight management, chronic-disease prevention, and the maintenance of long-term health.

Research published in this journal

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

2015

Vegetarianism in Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

Baroni LucianaCorresponding author
Primary Care Unit, Northern District, AULSS 9, via Manin 46, I-31046, Oderzo, Treviso, Italy
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 28 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-588

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 66 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Diets, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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