The British journal of nutrition

01 21 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s000711452610871x

The role of precision nutrition, probiotics and prebiotics in ApoE4 carriers as Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies

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Marcela Rezek, Kira Ivanich, Chetan Aware et al.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prominent form of dementia in the USA, with 7·2 million Americans aged 65 years and older, living with AD in 2025. As the US population ages, there is a need for preventative measures to reduce the ri...

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02 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s000711452610837x

Impact of mandatory maximum sodium content policies for processed and ultra-processed foods on children’s sodium intake: a simulation study comparing policy scenarios in Uruguay

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Virginia Natero, Florencia Alcaire, Gastón Ares

Excessive sodium consumption is a major public health concern worldwide. In response, a few countries worldwide have implemented mandatory policies to reduce the sodium content of processed and ultra-processed foods. However, evidence on...

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03 19 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526108770

Cardiorespiratory and metabolic changes in women with obesity undergoing high-intensity tethered deep-water running associated with normoxia or inter-effort hypoxia

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Marcela Coffacci de Lima Viliod, Bianca Monteiro Silva, Gabriela Ferreira Abud et al.

Obesity is characterised by adipocyte hypertrophy, an imbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and tissue hypoxia. Non-weight-bearing exercise, such as deep-water running (DWR), may be suitable for people with obesity and, when...

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04 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s000711452610943x

Optimising Nutritional Psychiatry Treatment: Investigating the Mediterranean Diet to Improve Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (OPTIMISM): a double-blind sham-controlled randomised feeding trial protocol – CORRIGENDUM

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Delyse S. Y. Tien, Meghan Hockey, Katherine Muller et al.

05 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526109301

Association between total calcium intake and depressive symptoms in cancer survivors based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018: a cross-sectional study – CORRIGENDUM

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Xiao-Chun Cheng, Xi-Rui Li, Bai-Qing Peng et al.

06 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526109416

Impact of a Mediterranean diet and physical activity intervention on the gut microbiome and faecal metabolites: findings from the MedEx-UK randomised controlled trial – ERRATUM

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Oliver Michael Shannon, Lauren Beck, Cecilia Castro et al.

07 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526108757

Duration of breastfeeding and early childhood growth: sex- and race-specific trajectories in a nationally representative birth cohort

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Hyojun Park

Despite established nutritional benefits of human milk, evidence regarding breastfeeding’s protective effect against childhood adiposity remains equivocal across subpopulations. This study investigates sex- and race-specific heterogeneit...

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08 16 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526108642

Age-and sex-specific variation in diet quality across the lifespan and its lifestyle and socio-demographic determinants in Japan

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Hitomi Okubo, Nana Shinozaki, Ryoko Tajima et al.

Variations in diet quality across the lifespan remain insufficiently characterised, particularly in non-Western populations. We aimed to examine age-and sex-specific variation in diet quality and identify associated dietary components an...

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09 15 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526108617

Unravelling the planetary health diet index-depression nexus: utilisation of network and machine learning approaches

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Jiaci Lin, Bo Hu, Liuna Geng

Adherence to the planetary health diet index (PHDI) is associated with health benefits, but its relationship with depression, particularly the roles of dietary components and symptoms, remains poorly understood. We aimed to (1) compare P...

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10 15 October 2026

DOI 10.1017/s0007114526108356

Higher scores in a Refined high in sugar, salt, and fat dietary pattern are associated with excess adiposity among 54-month-olds: Growing Up in New Zealand cohort

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Fajer Baker Ismael, Clare Rosemary Wall, Amy Luisa Lovell et al.

Healthy dietary patterns (DP) in early life constitute an internationally recommended platform for preventing childhood obesity. New Zealand (NZ) ranks high globally for the prevalence of child obesity. Yet, national data on overall diet...

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