Nutrient Information
Access articles from Advances in Nutrition presenting concise summaries of essential facts about nutrients: food sources, diet recommendations, deficiencies, toxicity, clinical uses, recent researches, and references for further information on micro- and macronutrients.
Featured Nutrient Articles
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a lipid-soluble antioxidantDocosahexaenoic Acid
The strongest evidence for a benefit of DHA relates to its unique role in cognitive and visual development and function.Flavonoids
With more than 4,000 compounds, flavonoids are the most abundant polyphenols present in plant foods.Nutrient Information Collection
Anthocyanins
Taylor C Wallace,M Monica Giusti
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 5, 1 September 2015, Pages 620–622
Biotin
Janos Zempleni,Toshinobu Kuroishi
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue 2, 1 March 2012, Pages 213–214
Boron
Forrest H Nielsen,Curtiss D Eckhert
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Calcium
Connie M Weaver,Munro Peacock
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 10, Issue 3, 1 May 2019, Pages 546–548
Carbohydrates
Joanne Slavin,Justin Carlson
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 6, 1 November 2014, Pages 760–761
Carnitine
Jack Odle,Sean H. Adams et al
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 3, 1 May 2014, Pages 289–290
Carotenoids
Billy R. Hammond, Jr,Lisa M. Renzi
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 4, 1 July 2013, Pages 474–476
Choline
Steven H Zeisel,Kevin C Klatt et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 1, 1 January 2018, Pages 58–60
Chromium
John B Vincent,Henry C Lukaski
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 4, 1 July 2018, Pages 505–506
Copper
Dietary Fats
Catherine J Field,Lindsay Robinson
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 10, Issue 4, 1 July 2019, Pages 722–724
Dietary Fiber
Docosahexaenoic Acid
Caroline Richard,Philip C Calder
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 6, 1 November 2016, Pages 1139–1141
Folate
Yen-Ming Chan,Regan Bailey et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, Pages 123–125
Flavonoids
Diane F. Birt,Elizabeth Jeffery
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 5, 1 September 2013, Pages 576–577
Iodine
Michael Zimmermann,Paula R. Trumbo
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 2, 1 March 2013, Pages 262–264
Iron
Joann M. McDermid,Bo Lönnerdal
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue 4, 1 July 2012, Pages 532–533
Linoleic Acid
Jay Whelan,Kevin Fritsche
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 3, 1 May 2013, Pages 311–312
Magnesium
Rebecca Costello,Taylor C Wallace et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 1, 1 January 2016, Pages 199–201
Manganese
Michael Aschner,Keith Erikson
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 3, 1 May 2017, Pages 520–521
Molybdenum
Janet A Novotny,Catherine A Peterson
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 3, 1 May 2018, Pages 272–273
MUFAs
Douglas G Mashek,Chaodong Wu
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 3, 1 May 2015, Pages 276–277
Niacin
Mirella Meyer-Ficca,James B Kirkland
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 3, 1 May 2016, Pages 556–558
Nickel
Forrest Nielsen
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 1, 1 January 2021, Pages 281-282, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmaa154
Nutritionally Essential Amino Acids
Yongqing Hou,Guoyao Wu
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 6, 1 November 2018, Pages 849–851
Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids: A Misnomer in Nutritional Sciences
Yongqing Hou,Guoyao Wu
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 137–139
Phosphorus
Mona S Calvo,Christel J Lamberg-Allardt
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 6, 1 November 2015, Pages 860–862
Potassium
Susan A. Lanham-New,Helen Lambert et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue 6, 1 November 2012, Pages 820–821
Protein
Malcolm Watford,Guoyao Wu
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 5, 1 September 2018, Pages 651–653
Riboflavin
John T Pinto,Janos Zempleni
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 5, 1 September 2016, Pages 973–975
Selenium
K Sandeep Prabhu,Xin Gen Lei
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 7, Issue 2, 1 March 2016, Pages 415–417
Sodium
Pasquale Strazzullo,Catherine Leclercq
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1 March 2014, Pages 188–190
Thiamin
Jennifer C Kerns,Jean L Gutierrez
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 2, 1 March 2017, Pages 395–397
Vitamin A
Hawi Debelo,Janet A Novotny et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 8, Issue 6, 1 November 2017, Pages 992–994
Vitamin B-6
Patrick J Stover,Martha S Field
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, Pages 132–133
Vitamin B-12
Lindsay H. Allen
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, Pages 54–55
Vitamin C
Jens Lykkesfeldt,Alexander J. Michels et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1 January 2014, Pages 16–18
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Maret G Traber
Advances in Nutrition, nmab019, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmab019
Vitamin K
Vitamin/Trace Mineral Supplements for the Elderly
Donald B. McCormick
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 3, Issue 6, 1 November 2012, Pages 822–824
Xanthophylls
Sara E Thomas,Elizabeth J Johnson
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1 March 2018, Pages 160–162
Zinc
Liping Huang,Victoria J Drake et al.
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 6, Issue 2, 1 March 2015, Pages 224–226
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