2021 has come to a close, take a look back at some trending nutrition research articles from ASN’s four journals: The Journal of Nutrition, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Advances in Nutrition, and Current Developments in Nutrition. Here are 15 articles that were mentioned the most in news and social media this year.

Meat consumption and risk of incident dementia: cohort study of 493,888 UK Biobank participants
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2021, Pages 175–184, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab028
This article has been mentioned in 83 news outlets and tweeted 506 times! Yahoo | Men’s Health | MSN
Habitual use of vitamin D supplements and risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: a prospective study in UK Biobank
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 113, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 1275–1281, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa381
This article has been tweeted over 1,600 times!
Growth, body composition, and cardiovascular and nutritional risk of 5- to 10-y-old children consuming vegetarian, vegan, or omnivore diets
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 113, Issue 6, June 2021, Pages 1565–1577, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa445
Mentioned in 30 news outlets and over 1,110 times on Twitter! Medium | Medical XPress

Cardiovascular symptoms affect the patterns of habitual coffee consumption
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2021, Pages 214–219, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab014
Covered in 87 news stories and 9 blogs. Sci-News | MDedge | ScienceDaily
Associations of unprocessed and processed meat intake with mortality and cardiovascular disease in 21 countries [Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study]: a prospective cohort study
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 114, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 1049–1058, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa448
Read a summary of this research on nutrition.org.
This research has been tweeted by over 500 accounts, cited in 2 Wikipedia articles, and 51 news outlets. Meat on Wikipedia | Eat This, Not That! | Endocrinology Advisor

Higher Mushroom Consumption Is Associated with Lower Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2021, Pages 1691–1704, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab015
This research has been mentioned in 77 news stories. Medical XPress | Cancer Today | Medical Brief
Using an erythrocyte fatty acid fingerprint to predict risk of all-cause mortality: the Framingham Offspring Cohort
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 114, Issue 4, October 2021, Pages 1447–1454, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab195
Covered in 6 blogs and 57 news outlets. PsyBlog | Better Nutrition | Yahoo

Avocado Consumption, Abdominal Adiposity, and Oral Glucose Tolerance Among Persons with Overweight and Obesity
The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 9, September 2021, Pages 2513–2521, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab187
This research was mentioned in 66 news stories and 6 blogs. SEG SmartBrief | Eat This, Not That! | EuroWeekly
Ultra-processed food consumption among US adults from 2001 to 2018
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, nqab305, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab305
Tweeted by 71 accounts and mentioned by 59 news outlets. @AJCNutrition | NewsHub | MedicalXpress
Childhood Daily Energy Expenditure Does Not Decrease with Market Integration and Is Not Related to Adiposity in Amazonia
The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 695–704, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa361
Covered in 47 news stories and mentioned by 96 Tweeters. StarTribune | The New York Times | Bioengineer.org

Whole- and Refined-Grain Consumption and Longitudinal Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Framingham Offspring Cohort
The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 151, Issue 9, September 2021, Pages 2790–2799, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab177
Read a summary of this article on nutrition.org.
Mentioned in 75 news stories and 6 blogs. Consumer Reports | Healthline | Physician’s Weekly
Elevated LDL-Cholesterol with a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet: Evidence for a ‘Lean Mass Hyper-Responder’ Phenotype
Current Developments in Nutrition, nzab144, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab144
Mentioned on Twitter by 626 accounts and in 5 videos. View the video abstract by the study author.
Perspective: Does Glycemic Index Matter for Weight Loss and Obesity Prevention? Examination of the Evidence on “Fast” Compared with “Slow” Carbs
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 6, November 2021, Pages 2076–2084, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab093
Covered in 38 news outlets and mentioned by 128 Tweeters. Yahoo Lifestyle | Business Insider
Behavioral Characteristics and Self-reported Health Status Among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet”
Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2021, nzab133, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab133
This research was mentioned on Twitter by 512 accounts.

The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 114, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 1873–1885, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270
This research has been mentioned on Twitter more than 1,500 times and covered by 126 news outlets. NewScientist | Prevention | MedScape
Data on news and social media mentions provided by Altmetric.