The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explained

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition[1]
Former Name:Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Editor:Christopher P Duggan[2]
Discipline:Nutrition and dietetics[3]
Abbreviation:Am. J. Clin. Nutr.
Publisher:American Society for Nutrition[4]
Country:United States
Frequency:Monthly
History:1952–present[5]
Impact:7.045
Impact-Year:2021
Website:http://www.ajcn.org/
Link1:https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/issue
Link1-Name:Online access
Link2:https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/issue
Link2-Name:Online archive
Coden:AJCNAC
Lccn:56032466
Oclc:01480127
Issn:0002-9165
Eissn:1938-3207

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) is a monthly peer-reviewed biomedical journal in the fields of dietetics and clinical nutrition.[6]

The journal was established in 1952 as the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, edited by S.O. Waife and published by the Nutrition Press.[7] It was continued in series under the present title from 1954 and was published by the American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN).[8] It is now published by the American Society for Nutrition.[9] The journal's editor-in-chief is Christopher P Duggan[10] of Harvard Medical School.[10]

A poll conducted in 2009 by the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association identified the journal as among the "100 most influential journals ... over the last 100 years" in the fields of biology and medicine.[9] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 7.045.[11]

Criticism and controversy

Conflicts of interest

Marion Nestle voiced concerns in November 2013 about conflict of interest by the AJCN board. Nestle stated that of the twelve-member editorial board "the majority — 7 of the 12 — list major corporate affiliations. The list of food companies for which they consult or advise ... includes Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, The Sugar Association, The National Restaurant Association, ConAgra, McDonald's, Kellogg, Mars, and many others."[12] [13]

Most of these, and various other major companies and corporations in the food industry, or their surrogates, are among those listed in the "Conflict of Interest Statements for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editors," published by their affiliate, Oxford University Press.[14] [15]

In a 2015 report, Michele Simon also voiced concerns regarding corporate involvement with the American Society for Nutrition's journals.[16]

The journal publicly lists the conflicts of interest of its editorial board on its website.[17] In 2007, they published an article outlining their conflict of interest policy.[18]

Nestle subsequently found widespread examples of apparent conflicts of interest resulting in apparently distorted studies published in various major journals of nutrition, including in the AJCN.[19]

Criticism of content

In a February 2022 letter published in AJCN, seven co-authors of the Endocrine Society's 2017 scientific statement on the causes of obesity[20] criticized[21] a December 2021 AJCN article[22] that they said had "several... statements" that were "misleading and factually incorrect," "mischaracterizing... the main thrust" of the Society's position that "views obesity as a complex disorder" -- instead falsely characterizing the Society's statement as simply asserting that obesity only depends upon "more calories [being] consumed than expended."

The letter's authors pointed to the AJCN's article as triggering false reporting in the media that "Overeating is not... the primary cause of obesity." The AJCN article was so quoted in media in the scientific[23] [24] and medical communities,[25] [26] [27] business media,[28] and popular media, in the United States[29] [30] and abroad.[31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Oxford Academic. 2020-12-06. OUP Academic. en.
  2. Web site: Editorial Board. 2020-12-06. Oxford Academic. en.
  3. Web site: About. 2020-12-06. Oxford Academic. en.
  4. Web site: Publications. 2020-12-06. American Society for Nutrition. en-US.
  5. Web site: Publications. 2020-12-06. American Society for Nutrition. en-US.
  6. Web site: About the Journal . March 23, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200308194322/https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/pages/About . March 8, 2020.
  7. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/1/1/local/front-matter.pdf Issue 1, front matter
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/376027 Catalog entry
  9. News: Top 100 Journals in Biology and Medicine . SLA Biomedical and Life Sciences Division . April 2009 . June 18, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415140438/http://units.sla.org/division/dbio/publications/resources/dbio100.html . April 15, 2012 . mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Meet the Editors. 2020-12-06. Oxford Academic. en.
  11. Web site: Highly Cited Articles from the ASN Journals. 2020-12-06. Oxford Academic. en.
  12. Web site: Conflicts of interest in nutrition societies: American Society of Nutrition . Marion Nestle . 23 June 2015 . 20 November 2013 . Nestle, Marion.
  13. Web site: The food industry's undue influence on the American Society for Nutrition . Marion Nestle . 23 June 2015 . 4 October 2015 . Nestle, Marion.
  14. https://academic.oup.com/DocumentLibrary/ajcn/AJCN%20Editorial%20Board%20webpage%20updates%20Mar%202018.pdf "Conflict of Interest Statements for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editors,"
  15. https://academic.oup.com/DocumentLibrary/ajcn/AJCN%20COI%20form.pdf "Conflict of Interest Statements for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Editors,"
  16. Web site: Nutrition Scientists on the Take from Big Food . EatDrink Politics . September 2015 . 28 September 2015 . Simon, Michele.
  17. Web site: Editorial Board | the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Oxford Academic.
  18. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17616755/ "Conflict of interest policy for Editors of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,"
  19. Belluz, Julia: "Food companies distort nutrition science. Here's how to stop them," April 21, 2016, Vox, retrieved September 18, 2024
  20. https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/38/4/267/3892397?login=false "Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement,"
  21. [Adam Drewnowski|Drewnowski, Adam]
  22. [David Ludwig (physician)|Ludwig, David S.]
  23. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210913135729.htm "Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity,"
  24. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-claim-overeating-is-not-the-primary-cause-of-obesity-point-to-more-effective-weight-loss-strategies/ "Scientists Claim Overeating Is Not the Primary Cause of Obesity – Point to More Effective Weight Loss Strategies,"
  25. https://medicalnewsbulletin.com/overeating-may-not-be-the-primary-cause-of-obesity/ "Overeating may not be the primary cause of obesity,"
  26. https://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-not-linked-to-overeating-203297-1.htm "Obesity Not Linked to Overeating,"
  27. https://www.bariatricnews.net/post/overeating-is-not-the-primary-cause-of-obesity "Overeating is not the primary cause of obesity,"
  28. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/how-to/overeating-may-not-be-the-main-cause-of-your-obesity-heres-why/articleshow/86803773.cms?from=mdr "Overeating may not be the main cause of your obesity. Here's why,"
  29. https://www.today.com/health/new-paper-shows-overeating-does-not-drive-obesity-t231615 "The calories in, calories out concept is 'tragically flawed,' new research suggests,"
  30. https://www.menshealth.com/uk/health/a37661097/overeating-is-not-the-primary-cause-of-obesity/ "Scientists Say Weight Gain is Caused by What You Eat, Not How Much,"
  31. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/overeating-not-the-primary-cause-of-obesity-claim-scientists-12406990 "Overeating 'not the primary cause of obesity', claim scientists,"
  32. https://www.independent.co.ug/overeating-isnt-primary-cause-of-obesity/ "Overeating isn’t primary cause of obesity,"

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