High Fat Diet Metabolism and Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1314
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-fat diet; metabolism; cholesterol
Interests: colon carcinogenesis; DNA damage; oxidative stress; antioxidant response; chemoprevention; functional foods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The term “diet” traces its roots to the Latin “diaeta” and the Greek “δίαιτα”, inherently conveying the broader notion of “lifestyle”, a comprehensive concept extending far beyond food intake. It encapsulates various facets of one's existence, including work routines, physical activity, age, and gender, all shaping an individual's health.
Fat diet refers surreptitiously to the typical intake of Western countries. However, in modern usage, the term has become closely linked to food consumption, particularly the increase in fats in diets across Western countries, a trend now spreading worldwide.
For these simple reasons, among many others, research with “high-fat diets” or other diets must include the specific daily consumption of the compounds present in the foods used, as well as ages, sex, and other variables that affect metabolism and generate related pathologies. These variables often have profound implications on cellular and molecular biology, underpinning the intricate interplay between diets and health. Interestingly, all organs and systems respond by adapting to the internal conditions that generate these diets, forming the basis of known pathologies.
This Special Issue will explore the intricate relationship between high-fat diets and health. We invite researchers to submit their work examining how these diets affect metabolism, from cell to molecular biology, lead to diverse pathologies, and impact various organs and systems—from the reproductive to the lungs. We are only beginning to unravel the far-reaching effects of high-fat diets, and your contributions can help deepen our understanding of this global health challenge.
Dr. Miguel Walter Fornés
Prof. Dr. Luís Fernando Barbisan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diet
- fat
- high-fat diets
- obesity
- NAFLD
- metabolism
- reproductive system
- lungs
- pathology
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