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Welcome to r/ScientificNutrition! This subreddit has been created to serve as a neutral ground for exchanging and discussing scientific evidence relating to human nutrition. Importantly, this sub is not for people to request or provide ANY dietary, nutritional or medical advice. If you choose to comment and participate in the sub, scientific rigor is expected!

77k subscribers156 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)44 authors / mosince 2018

r/ScientificNutrition has 77k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 156 posts a month from 44 people. Top topics: MuscleHypertrophyTraining, Gut Microbiome Health and Mediterranean Diet Recipes & Health.

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Size and growth

How r/ScientificNutrition has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +8.0% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 202676k
Growing76k subscribers
Data since Nov 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+6.1%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026156
BusierPeaked at 270 in Aug 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ScientificNutrition

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. MuscleHypertrophyTraining0.8%
  2. Gut Microbiome Health0.7%
  3. Mediterranean Diet Recipes & Health0.3%
  4. Salt & Sodium Discussions0.2%
  5. Olive Oil Discussions0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Nature
  2. MDPI
  3. Springer
  4. Wiley
  5. Frontiers Media S.A

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