Clinical Nutrition in the Era of Precision: Bioactives, Microbiome and Targeted Dietetic Interventions
A special issue of Dietetics (ISSN 2674-0311).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 July 2026 | Viewed by 2293
Special Issue Editor
Interests: diabetes; obesity; nutraceuticals; overweight; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular disease; DRM
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Clinical nutrition has entered a new era, moving from general dietary recommendations to targeted, evidence-based interventions that integrate molecular, metabolic, and microbiome data. In this context, functional ingredients—including bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, omega-3 fatty acids, peptides, prebiotics, and probiotics—play a crucial role in modulating physiological processes and preventing or managing chronic diseases.
This Special Issue aims to provide an updated overview of functional and precision-based approaches in clinical nutrition, focusing on how bioactive compounds and tailored dietary strategies can improve metabolic, inflammatory, and cardiovascular outcomes. We invite contributions that explore both mechanistic insights and clinical applications, including studies that combine omics technologies, microbiota analysis, and biomarkers of nutritional response.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Functional ingredients and their mechanisms of action in clinical nutrition;
- Precision dietetics and personalized nutritional interventions;
- Nutritional modulation of inflammation, oxidative stress, and metabolic disorders;
- Role of gut microbiota in mediating functional ingredient effects;
- Clinical trials and translational studies evaluating dietary bioactives;
- Nutrigenomic and metabolomic approaches to diet personalization.
By integrating functional food science and precision nutrition, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of individualized dietetic strategies that promote health and manage chronic diseases.
Prof. Dr. Carmen Lucas-Abellán
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- clinical nutrition
- functional ingredients
- precision nutrition
- personalized dietetics
- bioactive compounds
- nutrigenomics
- microbiota
- inflammation
- metabolic disorders
- translational nutrition
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