Environmental Exposures and Metabolic Health in Vulnerable Populations

Dear Colleagues,

With the rise in prevalence of metabolic diseases worldwide and the emerging evidence pointing at the effects of environmental factors, it is paramount to understand the etiology, mechanisms of action, and joint environmental determinants of metabolic health, particularly during potential sensitive periods across the lifespan and/or in vulnerable populations with higher burden of disease.

This Special Issue of Metabolites aims to delve into a diverse array of metabolic health determinants, as well as their combined effects and/or the potential intermediary mechanisms involved. By examining the wide array of environmental contributors and mechanisms underlying these diseases, we aspire to reach a better understanding of the etiology that could eventually pave the way for innovative prevention and biomonitoring, policy change, and/or treatment strategies.

We invite contributors to explore a broad spectrum of topics within this theme, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Chemical and lifestyle/dietary determinants as well as urban, neighborhood-level, social determinants of metabolic diseases and their combined effects;
• Metabolomic mechanisms of action and/or multi-omic approaches;
• Focus or interactions on potentially susceptible populations or windows such as the pregnancy period, susceptible windows of exposure in youth, or in populations with higher incidence of metabolic diseases such as minorities and older adults.

In summary, it is our hope that through this Special Issue, we will create a collaborative platform for sharing state-of-the-art research and innovative ideas, promoting discussions that could lead to public health interventions and groundbreaking science. We look forward to receiving contributions that enrich this important topic.

Dr. Sandra India-Aldana
Dr. Lauren Petrick
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metabolites is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.