Nithya Neelakantan
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Center for Science in the Public Interest (United States) (2011); American Academy of Ophthalmology (2011); National University of Singapore (2012–2024); Christian Medical College, Vellore (2006–2011); Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (2007); Aravind Eye Hospital (2011); Christian Medical College (2007); Duke-NUS Medical School (2021); National University Health System (2012–2024); Arkansas Department of Health (2025)
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Nithya Neelakantan's research focuses on the complex interplay between diet, lifestyle, and chronic disease development, particularly in Asian populations. Her work involves meta-analyses and systematic reviews to synthesize existing evidence, as well as analyses of large cohort studies, such as the Singapore Chinese Health Study. She investigates the associations between various dietary patterns, including plant-based diets and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and their impact on cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer risk.
Her publications also explore how changes in diet quality over time may influence cognitive function and how adherence to specific dietary guidelines, like the DASH diet, can mitigate risks associated with genetic predispositions. Neelakantan collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Her research has been recognized with a high-impact researcher designation, reflected in her h-index of 28 and over 3,000 citations across 57 publications.
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- h-index: 28
- Publications: 57
- Citations: 3,090
Selected Publications
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Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity: Highlighting the Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in a Rural State with High Obesity and Cancer Burden. (2025)PubMed OpenAlex
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Abstract P3075: Diet quality and risk of hypertension in women cancer survivors (2025)
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Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort (2025)
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Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
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- Abstract P3075: Diet quality and risk of hypertension in women cancer survivors
- Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity: Highlighting the Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in a Rural State with High Obesity and Cancer Burden.
- Abstract P3075: Diet quality and risk of hypertension in women cancer survivors
- Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity: Highlighting the Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in a Rural State with High Obesity and Cancer Burden.
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Diseases in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort
- Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort
- Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort
- Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort
- Characterisation of IgA Nephropathy in an Australian Cohort
- Abstract P3075: Diet quality and risk of hypertension in women cancer survivors
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