Diet in Prevention and Management of Obesity
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 3642
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrition; obesity; inflammation; eating behaviors; dietary patterns
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Dear Colleagues,
Obesity is one of the most significant global health problems of the 21st century and is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, several cancers, and other metabolic complications. This calls for preventive strategies to defuse the health and economic costs of obesity. The evidence suggests that, even minor body weight reduction between 5% and 10% of baseline bodyweight, significantly decreases the risk of obesity-related metabolic disorders.
Diet is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for obesity, and dietary interventions are an essential part of weight loss and the maintenance of body-weight-loss strategies. The ‘eat less’ approach is deceptively simple in behavioral terms. The tremendous difficulty of achieving weight loss and, in turn, sustaining its maintenance, has led to the development of various dietary approaches in search of easier and more efficient ways to lose weight.
The current Special Issue on “Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity” aims to collect scientific research that focuses on the role of diet in the prevention of obesity and its metabolic complications, as well as the various dietary manipulations used for weight loss, and the challenges of maintaining reduced body weight. Original research papers, reviews, case reports, meta-analyses, and clinical studies addressing these topics are invited for submission for this Special Issue.
Dr. Agnieszka Jaworowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- nutrition
- eating behavior
- obesity
- chronic disease
- inflammation
- diabetes
