Dietary Patterns, Adherence and Disease Management
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 (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 459
Special Issue Editors
Interests: diet quality and chronic disease prevention; behaviour changes and disease self-management; lifestyle behaviours (diet and exercise) and healthy ageing; dietetic education and employability
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Dear Colleagues,
Diet plays a crucial role in the prevention and management of non-communicable disease. There is strong evidence that healthy plant-based dietary patterns are associated with a reduced risk of several comorbidities including certain cancer types, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, healthy dietary patterns are associated with increased overall survival, reduced mortality, improved clinical outcomes, and quality of life in people living with chronic disease. Evidence is emerging on the role of dietary patterns in several health outcomes of older adults including cognitive function and musculoskeletal health. Despite the evidence base, adherence to healthy dietary patterns remains moderate to low. Further insight into improved adherence to healthy dietary patterns across a range of population groups is needed. In addition, a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms as well as environmental factors pertaining to recommended dietary patterns is needed to develop contextualized, comprehensive, and practical recommendations. We invite papers from a variety of research methods (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods) from researchers interested in this research topic. Papers with a practical focus on dietary adherence are encouraged.
Dr. Hattie Wright
Dr. Olivia Wright
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- self-management
- behavior change
- microbiome
- non-communicable disease
- diet quality
- environmental sustainability
- health outcomes
- wellbeing
- healthy ageing
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