Nutrition and Metabolism
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
Nutrition and metabolism have a synergistic effect on human health. While nutrition is the process of nutrient acquisition from the environment, metabolism is the coordinated process of transforming nutrients into substrates. The homeostatic interactions between nutrition and metabolism can be altered markedly by varying degrees of undernutrition or overnutrition. As an example, obesity, a condition of overnutrition, has transformed health world-wide with the concomitant rise in metabolic diseases. This section on Nutrition and Metabolism invites contributions in topics spanning from epidemiology, clinical trials, observational and metabolic reports in humans, animals, in vitro and in silico-based studies. Submission of novel findings derived from current work on nutrition and metabolism that can provide insightful perspectives into the homeostatic processes are welcomed.
Subject Areas
Suggested topics for submission include, but are not limited to the following:
- Diet through the life cycle
- Impact of diet on body composition and energy homeostasis
- Nutritional regulators of metabolism
- New insights into the impact of nutrition on body mass regulation
Keywords
Adipose tissue; diet; growth and development; homeostasis; appetite; nutrient flux; skeletal muscle; thermoregulation; reproduction; energy balance; lifestyle; disease; nutrition-genomics; obesity-genomics
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Diseases (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- Nutritional Support for Improving the Life Quality in Liver Disease (Deadline: 5 January 2026)
- Nutrient Digestion, Absorption, Energy Transformation, and Metabolism (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Diet and Nutrition: Metabolic Diseases (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- The Impact of Diet on Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Outcomes (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Associations Between Eating Patterns and Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Nutritional Interventions and the Gut–Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Chronic Inflammation (Deadline: 25 January 2026)
- Nutrition, Lifestyle and Treatment in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia (Deadline: 5 February 2026)
- Diet, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolism (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Advances in Urinary Caffeine Metabolites and Dietary Habits in Children (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- How Do Hormones Control Nutrient Intake and Energy Regulation? (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Nutritional Modulation of Metabolic Pathways in Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Nutrition and Inflammation in Metabolic Surgery (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Exploring the Nutrient Sensing Mechanisms and Metabolic Regulatory Networks of Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Endocrine Disturbances and Nutritional Therapies (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- New Insights on Nutrition and Gut–Brain Axis (Deadline: 5 March 2026)
- How and What to Eat: Nutritional Recommendations for Maintaining Kidney Health (Deadline: 5 March 2026)
- Pathophysiology of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) (Deadline: 5 March 2026)
- The Role of Special Diets in Paediatric Metabolic, Neurological and Immune-Mediated Disorders (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- Dietary Management for Patients with Inborn Errors of Metabolism (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- The Impact of Eating Disorders and Emotional Eating on Health (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- Nutritional Modulation in Aging and Metabolic Syndrome: Combating Obesity, Vascular Disease and Frailty (Deadline: 5 April 2026)
- Prevention Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Dietary Bioactive Compounds Against Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 5 April 2026)
- Time-Restricted Eating, Circadian Rhythms, and Cardiometabolic Risk (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Nutritional Management and Obesity Resolution Through Bariatric Surgery (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Diet and Metabolism in Chronic Liver Disease: Interventions from Primary Care and Public Health (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Nutrient–Antioxidant Enzyme Interactions in the Human Disease (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- The Interplay Between Nutrition, Oral Health, and the Effectiveness of Oral Care (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Fuel and Flow: The Science of Diet-Exercise Interplay in Heart Health (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- The Essential Nutrients for Human Health: The Role of Nitrate and Nitrite in Nitric Oxide Homeostasis (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Metabolomics and Nutrition: From Bench to Bedside (Deadline: 5 May 2026)
- Precision Use of Dietary Supplements in Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Inflammatory Disorders (Deadline: 5 May 2026)
- Functional Foods in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Disorders (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Calorie Restriction in Human Health (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Nutritional Modulation of Blood Glucose and Energy Homeostasis in Weight Management (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Bioactive Compounds and Lifestyle Strategies in Metabolic Syndrome (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Sarcopenic Obesity and Muscle Loss: Next-Gen Nutrition and Metabolism (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- The Ketogenic Diet: Effects on Human Metabolism and Brain Health (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- The Role of the Exposome and Nutrition in Body Composition: Implications for Health and Disease (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- The Interplay Between Nutrition, Fasting, and Metabolic Health (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Nutritional and Non-Pharmacological Lifestyle Interventions to Promote Metabolic Health (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Navigating MASLD: From Nutrition and Metabolic Roots to Clinical Decision-Making (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Nutrition, Metabolites, and Human Health—3rd Edition (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Molecular Mechanisms of Diet-Associated Cardiac Metabolism (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Research on Eating Disorders, Physical Activity and Body Image (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Nutrition and Food Supplements for Human Health: Exploring Strategies for Skin and Whole-Body Wellbeing (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Bone-Health-Promoting Bioactive Nutrition (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- Nutrition and Metabolic Health Across the Cancer Continuum: From Prevention Through Treatment and Survivorship (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Effects of Dietary Intake and the Microbiome on Metabolic, Inflammatory, and Mental Health (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Effects (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Ketogenic Approaches in Metabolic Health: Current Evidence, Sex-Informed Insights, and Clinical Prospects (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- The Role of Dietary Intake and Food Behavior on Cardiometabolic Health: From Mechanisms to Clinical Outcomes (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Gut Microbiota–Diet Interactions in Obesity and Metabolic Regulation (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Bioactive Microconstituents from Foods, Metabolic Health and the Underlying Molecular Mechanisms (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Personalized Nutrition and Emerging Dietary Approaches in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Advanced Research on Nutrition and Gut–Brain Axis (Deadline: 5 July 2026)
- Physicochemical Properties of Food and the Regulation of Satiety and Energy Balance: Mechanisms and Implications for Human Nutrition (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Dietary Supplements and Thyroid Diseases: An Update (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- The Role of the Gut Microbiota in the Immune System and Metabolic Health (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Functional Nutrients in Disease Intervention and Health Promotion (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Nutrition Modulation in Cardiometabolic Outcomes (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Vegetarian Dietary Patterns in the Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Dietary Therapies in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Lipid Metabolism and Nutritional Status in Patients Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Nutritional Strategies in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Syndrome (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Associations of Diet and Body Composition with the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (Deadline: 5 August 2026)
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Metabolic Disease: Integrative Approaches to Nutrition Management (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
