Chronic Stress and Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation Impact on Body Composition and the Role of Nutritional Mediation
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 February 2020) | Viewed by 8136
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Interests: nutrition; bone and body composition; osteosarcopenic adiposity syndrome; nutrition in chronic stress and low-grade chronic inflammation; precision nutrition in health and disease
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Dear Colleagues,
Chronic stress and low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI) are key underlying causes of many diseases, including bone and body composition impairments. Osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO), a newly identified syndrome, signifies the simultaneous impairment of bone (osteopenia/osteoporosis), muscle (sarcopenia), and adipose tissue (as overt obesity, ectopic fat in visceral area, or infiltrated fat into bone and muscle). OSO has been associated with poor diet and various metabolic derangements. Hyperactivation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis (caused by stress) propagates LGCI and disrupts the metabolism of bone, muscle, and adipose tissue, worsening OSO and/or any of its components.
This Special Issue of Nutrients entitled “Chronic stress and low-grade chronic inflammation impact on body composition and the role of nutritional mediation” welcomes the submission of both original research articles and reviews of the scientific literature. Manuscripts should address the mechanisms of OSO and/or the changes in bone lean and/or adipose tissue (or OSO) influenced by chronic stress or inflammation and possible nutritional mediations.
Prof. Dr. Jasminka Ilich-Ernst
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Chronic stress
- Low-grade chronic inflammation
- Osteosarcopenic obesity and its components (osteopenia/osteoporosis, sarcopenia, obesity)
- Nutritional impact (either bad or good)
- Macro- and micronutrients
- Bioactive compounds in food
- Energy, alcohol, and caffeine consumption
- Antioxidants
- Western-type diet
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