| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology | Nature | 2015 | 3,823 |
| 2 | Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids | Nature | 2010 | 3,249 |
| 3 | Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 2,641 |
| 4 | The Effect of Age on the Association between Body-Mass Index and Mortality | New England Journal of Medicine | 1998 | 1,432 |
| 5 | New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution | Nature | 2015 | 1,328 |
| 6 | Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Children and Adolescents From 2001 to 2009 | JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | 2014 | 1,160 |
| 7 | Ultra‐processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system | Obesity Reviews | 2013 | 1,059 |
| 8 | Trends of obesity and underweight in older children and adolescents in the United States, Brazil, China, and Russia | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2002 | 995 |
| 9 | Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility | Nature Genetics | 2014 | 959 |
| 10 | Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease | Nature Genetics | 2013 | 754 |
| 11 | Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome | Circulation | 2008 | 739 |
| 12 | Determinants of Adolescent Physical Activity and Inactivity Patterns | Pediatrics | 2000 | 708 |
| 13 | Water, hydration, and health | Nutrition Reviews | 2010 | 689 |
| 14 | Metabolic Reprogramming of Macrophages | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 2014 | 672 |
| 15 | Church-Based Health Promotion Interventions: Evidence and Lessons Learned | Annual Review of Public Health | 2007 | 655 |
| 16 | The Development of a Standardized Neighborhood Deprivation Index | Journal of Urban Health | 2006 | 649 |
| 17 | Triacylglycerol Synthesis Enzymes Mediate Lipid Droplet Growth by Relocalizing from the ER to Lipid Droplets | Developmental Cell | 2013 | 623 |
| 18 | Accelerometer Use in Physical Activity: Best Practices and Research Recommendations | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise | 2005 | 603 |
| 19 | Improving dietary behavior: the effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings. | American Journal of Public Health | 1994 | 556 |
| 20 | A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2009 | 548 |
| 21 | Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 545 |
| 22 | Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height | Nature | 2017 | 544 |
| 23 | Association Between Composition of the Human Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Development of Fatty Liver With Choline Deficiency | Gastroenterology | 2011 | 512 |
| 24 | Environmental and Societal Factors Affect Food Choice and Physical Activity: Rationale, Influences, and Leverage Points | Nutrition Reviews | 2001 | 498 |
| 25 | In Mexico, Evidence Of Sustained Consumer Response Two Years After Implementing A Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax | Health Affairs | 2017 | 472 |
| 26 | The dual burden household and the nutrition transition paradox | International Journal of Obesity | 2005 | 444 |
| 27 | Diet, Methyl Donors and DNA Methylation: Interactions between Dietary Folate, Methionine and Choline | Journal of Nutrition | 2002 | 431 |
| 28 | Simple Food Group Diversity Indicators Predict Micronutrient Adequacy of Women’s Diets in 5 Diverse, Resource-Poor Settings | Journal of Nutrition | 2010 | 408 |
| 29 | Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease | Nature | 2016 | 406 |
| 30 | Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors | Nature Genetics | 2019 | 402 |
| 31 | Five-year obesity incidence in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2004 | 393 |
| 32 | The World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Third Expert Report on Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cancer: Impact and Future Directions | Journal of Nutrition | 2020 | 386 |
| 33 | The Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions to Modify Dietary Fat and Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Review of the Evidence | Preventive Medicine | 2002 | 381 |
| 34 | The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals | Nature Genetics | 2016 | 362 |
| 35 | Trends in US home food preparation and consumption: analysis of national nutrition surveys and time use studies from 1965–1966 to 2007–2008 | Nutrition Journal | 2013 | 361 |
| 36 | The definition of weight maintenance | International Journal of Obesity | 2006 | 357 |
| 37 | The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids | Nature | 2021 | 353 |
| 38 | Proximity of supermarkets is positively associated with diet quality index for pregnancy | Preventive Medicine | 2004 | 348 |
| 39 | A systematic review of fast food access studies | Obesity Reviews | 2011 | 347 |
| 40 | Food Consumption and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease: Importance of Solutions Focused on the Globalized Food System | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2015 | 343 |
| 41 | The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits | Nature Genetics | 2021 | 341 |
| 42 | The Relationship of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors, and Overweight in U.S. Adolescents | Obesity | 2003 | 340 |
| 43 | Trends in Diet, Nutritional Status, and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases in China and India: The Economic Costs of the Nutrition Transition | Nutrition Reviews | 2001 | 336 |
| 44 | A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes Care | 2006 | 334 |
| 45 | The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study: Rationale, Findings, and Future Directions | Diabetes Care | 2014 | 334 |
| 46 | Environmental influences on food choice, physical activity and energy balance | Physiology and Behavior | 2005 | 332 |
| 47 | The Benefits and Hazards of Antioxidants: Controlling Apoptosis and Other Protective Mechanisms in Cancer Patients and the Human Population | Journal of the American College of Nutrition | 2001 | 330 |
| 48 | Choline: an essential nutrient for humans | Nutrition | 2000 | 325 |
| 49 | Diet-Induced Obese Mice Have Increased Mortality and Altered Immune Responses When Infected with Influenza Virus | Journal of Nutrition | 2007 | 320 |
| 50 | The Diet Quality Index Revised | Journal of the American Dietetic Association | 1999 | 317 |
