British Journal of Nutrition is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original papers and review articles across the full spectrum of nutritional science. The focus of all manuscripts submitted to the journal should be to increase knowledge in nutritional science relevant to human or animal nutrition. The BJN welcomes manuscripts that report studies in nutritional epidemiology, nutritional requirements, metabolic studies, body composition, energetics, appetite and obesity. Manuscripts that address interactions of nutrition with endocrinology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience and physiology and that report outcomes relevant to health, behaviour and well-being are also within scope for the BJN.

>> Molecular Nutrition
Tomato and lemon extracts synergistically improve cognitive function by increasing brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in aged mice
Kyeong-No Yoon, Yidan Cui, Qing-Ling Quan, Dong Hun Lee, Jang-Hee Oh, Jin Ho Chung

>> Metabolism and Metabolic Studies
a. Minimal processed infant formula vs. conventional shows comparable protein quality and increased postprandial plasma amino acid kinetics in rats
Juliane Calvez, Anne Blais, Amélie Deglaire, Claire Gaudichon, François Blachier, Anne-Marie Davila

b. The effects of green tea extract supplementation on body composition, obesity-related hormones and oxidative stress markers: a grade-assessed systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Omid Asbaghi, Mahnaz Rezaei Kelishadi, Damoon Ashtary Larky, Reza Bagheri, Niusha Amirani, Kian Goudarzi, Fatemeh Kargar, Matin Ghanavati, Mohammad Zamani

>> Nutritional Immunology
The association between dietary insulin index and dietary insulin load with rheumatoid arthritis
Mohadeseh Soleimani Damaneh, Naheed Aryaeian, Shole Khajoenia, Leila Azadbakht, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi

>> Human and Clinical Nutrition
a. Longitudinal associations of circadian eating patterns with sleep quality, fatigue and inflammation in colorectal cancer survivors up to 24 months post-treatment
Marvin Y. Chong, Simone J. P. M. Eussen, Eline H. van Roekel, Gerda K. Pot, Annemarie Koster, Stéphanie O. Breukink, Maryska L. G. Janssen-Heijnen, Eric T. P. Keulen, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Matty P. Weijenberg, Martijn J. L. Bours

b. The weight, urine colour and thirst Venn diagram is an accurate tool compared with urinary and blood markers for hydration assessment at morning and afternoon timepoints in euhydrated and free-living individuals
Marcos S. Keefe, Hui-Ying Luk, Jan-Joseph S. Rolloque, Nigel C. Jiwan, Tyler B. McCollum, Yasuki Sekiguchi

c. Effectiveness of locally produced ready-to-use supplementary foods on the prevention of stunting in children aged 6–23 months: a community-based trial from Pakistan
Sheraz Fazid, Zia Ul Haq, Basharat Hussain Gillani, Abdul Jalil Khan, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Aslam Khan, Cecilia Garzon, Ijaz Habib, Mahamadou Tanimoune, Yasir Ihtesham, Adrian H. Heald

>> Systematic Review
Evaluating the relationship between the nutrient intake of lactating women and their breast milk nutritional profile: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Coralie Falize, M. Savage, Yvonne M. Jeanes, Simon C. Dyall

>> Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Effects of niacin on apo A1 and B levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Somayeh Saboori, Esmaeil Yousefi Rad, Jonathan Tammam, Pariyarath Sangeetha Thondre, Shelly Coe

>> Dietary Surveys and Nutritional Epidemiology
a. Association of diet quality with hand grip strength weakness and asymmetry in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort
Jiannan Huang, Aarathi Shanmugam, Xiangyuan Huang, Rob M. van Dam, Saima Hilal

b. Evaluation of the emergency nutrition response in Malatya after Türkiye–Syria earthquake
Zeynep Begum Kalyoncu Atasoy, S. Ceren Kurt, Jacob Beckerman-Hsu, Senanur Soyunen, M. Fuatcan Kalyoncu, Aysegul Kaptanoglu

c. Association between seaweed intake and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study
Chaehyun Kim, Kyong Park

>> Behaviour, Appetite and Obesity
a. Food choices for weight loss: what dietary strategies would people use?
Luana Giacone, Michael Siegrist, Christina Hartmann

b. Eating time variation from weekdays to weekends and its association with dietary intake and BMI in different chronotypes: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2018
Gabriela Pereira Teixeira, Nayara Bernardes da Cunha, Catarina Machado Azeredo, Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi, Cibele Aparecida Crispim