"Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) is an international, peer-reviewed open access advanced forum for publishing studies related to Human Nutrition. It publishes reviews, regular research papers and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their results in as much detail as possible. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.

Electronic files, software or other material, if unsuitable for publication as part of a manuscript, can be deposited as supplementary material.

Nutrients will consider manuscripts for publication that provide novel insights into the impacts of nutrition on human health or novel methods for assessing nutritional status. This includes manuscripts describing the outcomes of animal studies that have relevance to human health.

Manuscripts in the following subject areas will be considered for publication.

Articles

1. Association of Maternal Dietary Habits and Infant MTHFR Gene Polymorphisms with Ventricular Septal Defect in Offspring: A Case–Control Study
by Xiaorui Ruan,Ziye Li,Taowei Zhong,Ridan Lei,Manjun Luo,Mengting Sun andJiabi Qin

2. The Impact of Vitamin D and L-Cysteine Co-Supplementation on Upregulating Glutathione and Vitamin D-Metabolizing Genes and in the Treatment of Circulating 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency
by Sushil K. Jain,Jeffrey Justin Margret,Steven A. Abrams,Steven N. Levine andKamal Bhusal

3. The Lipid-Metabolism-Associated Anti-Obesity Properties of Rapeseed Diacylglycerol Oil
by Yilin Mao,Danhong Zheng,Lin He andJing Chen

4. Regulations of Citrus Pectin Oligosaccharide on Cholesterol Metabolism: Insights from Integrative Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Metabolites
by Haijuan Hu,Peipei Zhang,Fengxia Liu andSiyi Pan

5. Integrative Approach of Treating Early Undernutrition with an Enriched Black Corn Chip, Study on a Murine Model
by Mercedes-Victoria Urquiza-Martínez,Imelda M. Fabián-Avilés,Luz Torner,Hermelinda Servín-Campuzano andMauricio González-Avilés

6. More Adult Women than Men at High Cardiometabolic Risk Reported Worse Lifestyles and Self-Reported Health Status in the COVID-19 Lockdown
by Alejandro Oncina-Cánovas,Laura Compañ-Gabucio,Jesús Vioque,Miguel Ruiz-Canela,Dolores Corella,Jordi Salas-Salvadó,Montserrat Fitó,Alfredo Martínez,Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez,Julia Wärnberg,Dora Romaguera,José López-Miranda,Ramón Estruch,Francisco J. Tinahones,José Lapetra,Jacqueline Álvarez-Pérez,Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas,Josep A. Tur,Vicente Martín-Sánchez,Virginia Esteve-Luque

7. Health and Nutrition Promotion Programs in Papua New Guinea: A Scoping Review
by Juliana Chen,Alyse Davies,Phyllis Tran,Ryley Gronau,Anna Rangan,Margaret Allman-Farinelli,Shelina Porykali,Robin Oge andBobby Porykali

8. Evaluating Double-Duty Actions in Rwanda’s Secondary Cities
by Sophia Demekas,Helen Prytherch,Francine Bayisenge,Straton Habumugisha,Klaus Kraemer,Jimena Monroy-Gomez,Immaculée Nabacu,Cornelia Speich,Innocente Turinimigisha andDominique Barjolle

9. The Study of Myo-Inositol’s Anxiolytic Activity on Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
by Maria Derkaczew,Bartosz Kędziora,Małgorzata Potoczna,Piotr Podlasz,Krzysztof Wąsowicz,Marcin Jóźwik andJoanna Wojtkiewicz

10. Influence of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Level of Physical Activity with Liver Steatosis in People Aged > 50 Years and with a BMI > 25 kg/m2: Association with Biochemical Markers
by Laura Cano-Lallave,Jaime Ruiz-Tovar,Lucia Martin-de-Bernardo,Malena Martinez-Oribe,Cristina Rodriguez-Obispo,Sara Carrascosa-Corrochano,Ana Martín-Nieto,Isabel Baeza,Marta Gonzalez-Ramos,Marta Benito andIsabel Olazabal

11. Using the Theory of Perceived Value to Determine the Willingness to Consume Foods from a Healthy Brand: The Role of Health Consciousness
by Roger Albornoz,Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas,Dany Yudet Millones-Liza,Miluska Villar-Guevara andGladys Toyohama-Pocco

12. Ultra-Processed Food Consumption as a Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal Cancer and Other Causes of Mortality in Southern Italy: A Competing Risk Approach
by Angelo Campanella,Rossella Tatoli,Caterina Bonfiglio,Rossella Donghia,Francesco Cuccaro andGianluigi Giannelli

13. The Effect of the Lacticaseibacillus paracasei BEPC22 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum BELP53 Combination (BN-202M) on Body Fat Percentage Loss in Overweight Individuals: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
by Han-Seul Kwon,Seok-Jin Kim,Kum-Joo Shin,Sanghoon Kim,Jongbok Yun,Jaewoong Bae,Hyun-Ji Tak,Na-Rae Lee andHyeong-Jun Kim

14. A Descriptive Study of Spanish and Ecuadorian Commercial Infant Cereals: Are They in Line with Current Recommendations?
by Debby Guevara,Ascensión Marcos,Fátima Isabel Ruiz,Sonia Gómez-Martínez andSusana del Pozo

15. Echinacea Supplementation Does Not Impact Aerobic Capacity and Erythropoiesis in Athletes: A Meta-Analysis
by Stephanie Deccy,Callie Bartkowiak,Nathan Rodricks andKristopher Paultre

16. Post Natal Microbial and Metabolite Transmission: The Path from Mother to Infant
by Juan Manuel Vélez-Ixta,Carmen Josefina Juárez-Castelán,Daniela Ramírez-Sánchez,Noemí del Socorro Lázaro-Pérez,José Javier Castro-Arellano,Silvia Romero-Maldonado,Enrique Rico-Arzate,Carlos Hoyo-Vadillo,Marisol Salgado-Mancilla,Carlos Yamel Gómez-Cruz,Aparna Krishnakumar,Alberto Piña-Escobedo,Tizziani Benitez-Guerrero,María Luisa Pizano-Zárate,Yair Cruz-Narváez andJaime García-Mena

17. Effectiveness of Psychobiotic Bifidobacterium breve BB05 in Managing Psychosomatic Diarrhea in College Students by Regulating Gut Microbiota: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
by Yufan Wang,Yufei Wang,Kunpeng Ding,Yuhan Liu,Dingming Liu,Weijun Chen,Xinyi Zhang,Chuanlin Luo,Hongyan Zhang,Tangchang Xu andTingtao Chen

18. Modulation of Gut Microbiome and Autism Symptoms of ASD Children Supplemented with Biological Response Modifier: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
by Jela Hrnciarova,Klara Kubelkova,Vanda Bostik,Ivan Rychlik,Daniela Karasova,Vladimir Babak,Magdalena Datkova,Katerina Simackova andAles Macela

19. Exploring the Influence of Acid-Base Status on Athletic Performance during Simulated Three-Day 400 m Race
by François Chiron,Mégane Erblang,Bora Gulören,Federica Bredariol,Imad Hamri,Damien Leger,Christine Hanon,Eve Tiollier andClaire Thomas

20. Exploring the Association between Serum B Vitamins, Homocysteine and Mental Disorders: Insights from Mendelian Randomization
by Yiming Hu,Miao Yu,Yaqiang Wang,Haotian Wu,Xueqing Yang,Xiangxin Chen andJing Wu

21. New Findings Regarding the Effects of Selected Blue Food Colorants (Genipin, Patent Blue V, and Brilliant Blue FCF) on the Hemostatic Properties of Blood Components In Vitro
by Beata Olas,Bogdan Kontek,Natalia Sławińska andJacek Białecki