REVIEW article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1615101
This article is part of the Research TopicExploring the Impact of Nutrition and Physical Activity on Sarcopenic ObesityView all 11 articles
Research Trends in Nutrition and Exercise for Sarcopenic Obesity: A Bibliometric Analysis
Provisionally accepted
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Objectives: With global population aging and obesity rates rising, the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) is being rapidly increased, resulting in significant health impacts and making it a growing public health concern in academic circles. Exercise and nutrition are crucial in the etiology, prevention, and management of SO; therefore, bibliometric research in this field can provide key insights for future scientific inquiry. Methods: The literature concerning on nutrition and exercise in SO published over the past 20 years and indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database and Scopus database was screened, and bibliometric analyses were subsequently conducted using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. Results: A total of 658 literatures were selected for bibliometric analysis. A steady rise in publications in this field over 20 years was shown by the results, with major contributions being made by China and the US. The most literatures were published by the University Clermont Auvergne, with Professor Yves Boirie being identified as the most prolific author. The journal Nutrients accounted for the most publications. Exercise research appeared earliest, with nutritional intervention gaining attention in recent years. Research frontiers over the past five years have primarily focused on three main themes: exercise and nutritional interventions, the exploration of pathophysiological mechanisms, and the establishment of clinical guidelines, with "osteosarcopenic obesity" being a prominent and emerging area of research. Conclusions: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of nutrition and exercise research in SO.
Keywords: sarcopenic obesity, nutrition, Exercise, bibliometric analysis, intervention
Received: 20 Apr 2025; Accepted: 30 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Hu, Chen, Zhu, Chen, Cheng, Hu and Rao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wen Hu, wendy_nutrition@163.com
Zhiyong Rao, raozhiyong@scu.edu.cn
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