Gropper · Nutrients 2023 · editorial · n=?

The Role of Nutrition in Chronic Disease.

Cited 138 times in the scientific literature.

Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data

Editorial commentary without primary human data or systematic review methodology

PubMed 36771368 · doi:10.3390/nu15030664 · record verified 2026-08-27

What was done

This paper is an editorial discussing the burden of chronic disease in the United States and the role of nutrition, citing background statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

What was found

The abstract presents no new empirical data or study findings; it cites CDC estimates that six out of ten US adults have at least one chronic disease, and about four in ten have two or more chronic diseases.

Why it matters

It provides general framing on the high prevalence of chronic illness and introduces nutritional factors relevant to chronic disease.

Limits

This is an editorial rather than an original research study or systematic review. No original empirical data, sample population, or quantitative outcome measures are reported in the abstract.

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