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Effects of Diet on Metabolic Health of Obese People

A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 828

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Dr. Magdalena Górnicka

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Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), Nowoursynowska 159C, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nutrition; bioactive compounds; metabolic disorders
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Dr. Marta Jeruszka-Bielak

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Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nutrition; body composition; bioactive compounds; metabolic disorders
Dr. Irena Keser

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Laboratory for Nutrition Science, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: nutrition; dietary pattern; body composition

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Obesity is considered as an indispensable component of metabolic health assessment and metabolic syndrome diagnosis. This Special Issue, entitled ‘Effects of Diet on Metabolic Health of Obese People’, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of diet and bioactive compounds in supporting the metabolic health of people with excessive adipose tissue, as well as to present the negative impact of dietary patterns or food components on health. Diet and individual food compound intake shape metabolism and body composition. Both nutrients and their metabolites constitute the key biological and functional outputs linking metabolic pathways with health and disease. Advances in research methods and techniques, such as metabolomics, make it possible to capture the subtle changes in the metabolome as a result of the different dietary patterns or dietary interventions. The overall focus of this Special Issue is to investigate the effect of food components and dietary interventions on the changes in metabolic health. Metabolic health biomarkers include various components, such as body composition, insulin resistance, lipid profiles, and inflammation. This Special Issue unravels their associations with diet, dietary patterns, dietary interventions, dietary supplements, and bioactive compounds. The Editors invite relevant original studies and reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses and also narrative reviews) for this Special Issue.

Dr. Magdalena Górnicka
Dr. Marta Jeruszka-Bielak
Dr. Irena Keser
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Keywords

  • diet
  • dietary pattern
  • bioactive food compounds
  • body composition
  • nutrition-related biomarkers
  • metabolites
  • metabolic disorders
  • obesity

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Short-Term Supplementation with 100% Bilberry Products and Its Effects on Body Composition and Lipid Profile in Overweight/Obese Women
by Marta Habanova, Maros Bihari, Radek Latal, Martina Gažarova, Petra Lenártová, Jana Pastrnakova and Jadwiga Hamulka
Metabolites 2025, 15(4), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15040218 - 24 Mar 2025
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Introduction: Overweight and obesity are major public health concerns, often leading to increased cardiovascular risk. Methods: This eight-week interventional study examined whether regular consumption of two natural bilberry products could improve body composition and lipid profiles in overweight/obese women. A total [...] Read more.
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are major public health concerns, often leading to increased cardiovascular risk. Methods: This eight-week interventional study examined whether regular consumption of two natural bilberry products could improve body composition and lipid profiles in overweight/obese women. A total of 30 participants (aged 50–60 years) were assigned to consume either 125 mL/day of 100% bilberry juice or 10 g/day of 100% bilberry fibre, while maintaining their habitual diets and lifestyles. Results: Although no significant changes were found in anthropometric parameters or blood pressure in either group, both interventions reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Surprisingly, total cholesterol (TC) levels rose in the bilberry juice group (from 6.41 ± 1.23 mmol/L to 6.94 ± 1.30 mmol/L (p < 0.001)), and in the fibre group (from 6.06 ± 1.39 mmol/L to 6.43 ± 1.05 mmol/L (p = 0.046)), likely due to elevated HDL-C (p < 0.001) overshadowing the drop in LDL-C (p < 0.05). Triglyceride (TG) levels did not change significantly and were still within the reference range. Conclusions: Notably, the bilberry juice group experienced a significant reduction in atherogenic small dense LDL (sdLDL) subfractions, suggesting a favourable shift in cardiovascular risk factors. These findings highlight the potential of bilberry-based products as a supportive strategy for improving lipid profiles in overweight/obese women. Full article
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