Publications

The UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition leads influential studies and clinical trials that shape the future of nutritional medicine. Keep up with publications by our faculty here:

June 2026

1. Narasaki Y, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Zisman-Ilani Y, Klonoff DC, Kovesdy CP, Li Z, Jin A, Crowley S, M Belcher J, Gee P, Gin GE, Jordan M, You AS, Daza AC, Hanna R, Nguyen DV, Rhee CM. Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Mortality Risk Among U.S. Veterans Receiving Dialysis With Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2026 Jun 1:dc260004. doi: 10.2337/dc26-0004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42224118.
2. Ramirez Reyes B, Kulkarni D. The complement system in inflammatory bowel disease: from early observations to emerging frontiers. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 Jul 1;42(4):255-262. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000001182. Epub 2026 Jun 4. PMID: 42239985.
3. Liu X, Baecker A, Wu M, Zhou JY, Jin ZY, Fang F, Jung SY, Mu L, He N, Qu W, Zhang X, Li L, Zhao JK, Zhang ZF. Association of second-hand tobacco smoking with liver cancer, and interaction with HBV infection in a Chinese population-based case-control study. Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 8;10(3):e487. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000487. PMID: 42273541; PMCID: PMC13249444.
4. Wang B, Chen LY, Cho H, Yang J, Tseng CH, Li Z. Weight Loss Outcomes Among MyFitnessPal Users: Behavioral and Dietary Predictors of Success. Nutrients. 2026 May 30;18(11):1766. doi: 10.3390/nu18111766. PMID: 42280408.
5. Turati F, Bravi F, Pelucchi C, Bonzi R, Johnson KC, Hu J, Ferraroni M, Zhang ZF, Yu G, Lunet N, Morais S, Zaridze D, Maximovitch D, Vioque J, Gonzalez-Palacios S, Curado MP, Dias-Neto E, Castaño-Vinyals G, Fernández de Larrea-Baz N, López-Carrillo L, Hernández-Ramirez RU, Tsugane S, Hamada GS, Ward MH, Mu L, Rabkin CS, Hidaka A, Lagiou A, Lagiou P, López-Cervantes M, Boffetta P, Camargo MC, Boccia S, Negri E, La Vecchia C. Consumption of whole and refined grains and the risk of gastric cancer: a pooled analysis within the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project. Eur J Nutr. 2026 Jun 13;65(4):162. doi: 10.1007/s00394-026-04003-w. PMID: 42287468; PMCID: PMC13264596.
6. Pan Y, Chang CE, Wong ND, Nianogo RA, Rao J, Varghese T, Zhang ZF, Hashibe M. Disparities in Depression Among Older Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Patients With Lung Cancer. Cancer Med. 2026 Jun;15(6):e72052. doi: 10.1002/cam4.72052. PMID: 42310483.
7. Lee G, Al Baghdadi M, Iraheta YA, Kwan L, Han CS, Nobakht N. Reproductive Planning and Preconception Counseling in Kidney Disease (REPKID):A Cross-Sectional Survey. Kidney Med. 2026 May 7;8(7):101393. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101393. PMID: 42328685; PMCID: PMC13279381.
8. Kris-Etherton PM, Li Z, Matthan NR, Rajaram S, Sabaté J, Reboussin DM, Ford N, Barnes S, Petersen KS. The Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (HAT): A Collaborative Multicenter Model for Large-Scale, Privately Funded Nutrition Research Consortia. Curr Dev Nutr. 2026 May 13;10(6):107713. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107713. PMID: 42338620; PMCID: PMC13285833.
9. Damani JJ, Kris-Etherton PM, Matthan NR, Li Z, Sabaté J, Reboussin DM, Petersen KS. Effect of incorporating 1 avocado per day on lipoprotein particle concentrations compared to habitual intake in adults with abdominal obesity: An ancillary study of the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial, a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Lipidol. 2026 Jun 12:S1933-2874(26)00397-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2026.06.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42364969.