The Role of Novel Biomarkers for Lifestyle Diseases: From Population to Precision Prevention
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2026 | Viewed by 127
Editor
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; cancer; lifestyle diseases; specific protein; dietary patterns
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Dear Colleagues,
Lifestyle diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer, are strongly influenced by lifestyle factors, particularly eating habits and dietary patterns. These factors can induce biological changes that are reflected in alterations of specific biomarkers, which in turn are linked to disease development and progression. Therefore, identifying novel biomarkers that capture diet-related changes is crucial for understanding and monitoring these conditions.
Robust studies, particularly those focusing on dietary patterns, are still needed to support the development of effective prevention guidelines for lifestyle diseases. Although cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancers represent distinct groups of disorders, they share common underlying mechanisms driven by lifestyle-related factors, often manifested through changes in biomarker profiles, including but not limited to protein concentrations.
Emerging evidence suggests that, beyond isolated nutrients, whole dietary patterns may play a critical role in modulating these biomarkers, providing a more integrated understanding of disease pathogenesis. At the same time, advances in proteomic and multi-omics technologies are expanding the landscape of biomarker discovery, enabling the identification of novel indicators that reflect the complex interplay between diet, lifestyle, and disease.
This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original research articles and reviews on novel biomarkers in selected lifestyle diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer.
We welcome original research articles and reviews that address:
- The influence of dietary patterns on biomarker expression and disease risk;
- Translational approaches linking population-based findings to precision nutritional prevention strategies.
We especially encourage submissions that explore dietary patterns, apply proteomic or multi-omics approaches, or address the translational potential of biomarker research for precision prevention.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Mroczko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lifestyle diseases
- dietary patterns
- novel biomarkers
- cardiovascular diseases
- neurodegenerative diseases
- cancer
- proteomics
- multi-omics
- precision prevention
- nutritional epidemiology
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