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The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together the world's top researchers, clinical nutritionists and industry to advance our knowledge and application of nutrition for the sake of humans and animals. Our focus ranges from the most critical details of research and application to the broadest applications in society, in the United States and around the world.
Read about a selection of recent nutrition research vignettes that have resulted in, or have the potential to result in, major public health advances.
Publications
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Published since 1928, The Journal of Nutrition (JN) was the first scientific journal created solely for publication of nutrition research. Contents include peer-reviewed research reports on all aspects of experimental nutrition, critical reviews, commentaries, and symposia and workshop proceedings.
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- The world's most widely recognized, peer-reviewed clinical nutrition journal. The AJCN publishes research reports on basic and clinical research topics, as well as commentaries, editorials, review articles, meeting reports and book reviews
News
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- ASN Member Newsletter for AUGUST
- Check your Inbox for the August Newsletter.
- Nutrition News Feed
- Check out our Nutrition News Feed, updated daily.
Editors' Picks:
- Early Undernutrition Leads to Long-Lasting Reductions in Body Weight and Adiposity Whereas Increased Intake Increases Cardiac Fibrosis in Male Rats. The Journal of Nutrition, September 2008
- Bread cofortified with folic acid and vitamin B-12 improves the folate and vitamin B-12 status of healthy older people: a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 2008
- Read the editorial and more. The AJCN, August 2008