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Nutrition-Based Counseling and Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 2283

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Evridiki Patelarou

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: epidemiology; public health; health promotion; disease prevention; evidence-based practice
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Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumidakis

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1. Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
2. Laboratory of Evidence-Based Healthcare, Education and Clinical Protocols, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71410 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: chronic diseases management; hypertension; heart failure; coronary heart disease; cardiac surgery; mechanical circulatory support; nursing rehabilitation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, "Nutrition-Based Counseling and Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention", explores the pivotal role of nutrition in reducing the burden of chronic diseases and promoting long-term health. It focuses on how individualized nutrition counseling, evidence-based dietary interventions, and educational strategies can help prevent or delay the onset of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease.

Contributions may cover a wide range of topics, including the development and implementation of counseling protocols, culturally sensitive approaches to nutrition education, the use of technology to support dietary behavior change, and the integration of nutritional services into primary care and public health systems.

In addition to examining the physiological effects of diet, this Special Issue encourages submissions that address the psychological, behavioral, and social dimensions of nutritional interventions—such as motivation, adherence, and health literacy. Special emphasis is placed on the role of nutrition in promoting healthy ageing, with a focus on preserving functional ability, preventing age-related diseases, and supporting quality of life in older populations.

Ultimately, the aim is to provide healthcare professionals with practical insights and research-based tools to design effective, nutrition-centered prevention strategies that empower individuals to make sustainable dietary changes, enhance their quality of life, and reduce chronic disease risk across the lifespan.

Dr. Evridiki Patelarou
Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumidakis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • nutrition counseling
  • dietary interventions
  • chronic disease prevention
  • healthy ageing
  • lifestyle
  • evidence-based nutrition
  • public health nutrition
  • health promotion
  • health literacy
  • dietary behavior change
  • digital health and nutrition
  • patient adherence
  • age-related disease prevention
  • integrated care
  • preventive healthcare

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Reduced Fat Taste Sensitivity and Its Association with Childhood Obesity in Tunisian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Rym Ben Othman, Inchirah Karmous, Farah Aissa, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Youssef Zanina, Henda Jamoussi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi and Ismail Dergaa
Nutrients 2025, 17(19), 3095; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17193095 - 29 Sep 2025
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Background: Childhood obesity is a growing public health challenge, with altered taste perception potentially influencing food choices and contributing to weight gain. Objective: To determine detection thresholds for linoleic acid (fat taste) and sucrose (sweet taste) in children aged 6–12 years, and to [...] Read more.
Background: Childhood obesity is a growing public health challenge, with altered taste perception potentially influencing food choices and contributing to weight gain. Objective: To determine detection thresholds for linoleic acid (fat taste) and sucrose (sweet taste) in children aged 6–12 years, and to explore associations with obesity, dietary intake, and food preferences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 Tunisian children (mean age: 8.05 ± 1.44 years; 54% girls; 45 obese, 55 non-obese) were recruited from an educational support center in Nabeul. Taste sensitivity was evaluated using the 3-alternative forced choice (3-AFC) method with ascending concentrations of linoleic acid (0.018–12.0 mM) for fat taste and sucrose (0.00125–0.32 mol/L) for sweet taste. Participants were categorized as tasters or non-tasters based on detection thresholds. Anthropometric measurements, 24 h dietary recalls, food frequency questionnaires, and food preference assessments were also conducted. Results: Low taste sensitivity was common (93% for sweet, 49% for fat). Girls were more often fat tasters than boys (68.6% vs. 31.4%, p = 0.003). Children with obesity had higher fat taste thresholds (median 3.00 mM, range 0.37–12.0) than non-obese peers (median 1.50 mM, range 0.018–6.0; p = 0.012), indicating reduced fat taste sensitivity. Linear regression showed a significant positive association between fat taste threshold and BMI (p = 0.001), meaning higher detection thresholds corresponded to higher BMI. Sweet taste thresholds did not differ significantly between children with and without obesity (p = 0.731). Sweet non-tasters consumed more sucrose (85.9 ± 64.9 g/d vs. 70.3 ± 62.3 g/d; p = 0.033) and reported more frequent table sugar use (p = 0.047). Fat non-tasters consumed more magnesium (425 ± 414 mg/d vs. 287 ± 60.8 mg/d; p = 0.026) and fiber (22.9 ± 7.51 g/d vs. 20.3 ± 5.32 g/d; p = 0.048) and reported higher intake frequencies of cheese (p = 0.039), sour cream (p = 0.004), and fast food (p = 0.012). Food preferences reflected similar patterns, with non-tasters generally rating high-fat or high-sugar foods more favorably. While most children demonstrated high detection thresholds, girls showed significantly higher fat taste sensitivity compared to boys (p = 0.03). Children with obesity exhibited significantly higher fat taste detection thresholds compared to non-obese children (p = 0.012), with thresholds ranging from 0.37 to 12.0 mM versus 0.018 to 6.0 mM, respectively. No significant difference was observed for sweet taste perception between weight groups (p = 0.731). Conclusions: Nearly half of the children exhibited reduced fat taste sensitivity, which was moderately associated with obesity and positively linked to BMI. Full article
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Association of Vitamin B12 Status with Polysomnographic Parameters and Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
by Izolde Bouloukaki, Antonios Christodoulakis, Theofilos Vouis, Violeta Moniaki, Eleni Mavroudi, Eleftherios Kallergis, Ioanna Tsiligianni and Sophia E. Schiza
Nutrients 2025, 17(19), 3079; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17193079 - 27 Sep 2025
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Background: There are limited data on the association between B12 levels, objective sleep quality, and cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Therefore, the aim of our study was to assess vitamin B12 levels in a sleep clinic population in [...] Read more.
Background: There are limited data on the association between B12 levels, objective sleep quality, and cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Therefore, the aim of our study was to assess vitamin B12 levels in a sleep clinic population in Crete, Greece, and investigate possible correlations with polysomnographic parameters and prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data from 1468 recruited patients with OSA from the clinical database of the Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, were analyzed. OSA was defined as an apnoea–hypopnoea index ≥ 5 events per hour of sleep after type-1 Polysomnography (PSG). Data regarding anthropometrics, socio-demographics, and medical history was obtained. Logistic regression analysis was applied to examine the effect of vitamin B12 levels on PSG parameters and prevalent CVD after controlling for potential explanatory variables, including age, gender, obesity, smoking status, and co-morbidities. Results: The median vitamin B12 was 380.5 (301, 490) pg/mL. After adjustments, Vitamin B12 levels < 380.5 were associated with 24% higher odds of prolonged sleep latency (≥40 min) prevalence (OR = 1.240, 95% CI = 1.005–1.531, p = 0.045) and alterations in the proportion of NREM and REM sleep stages with 2.3 times higher likelihood of elevated NREM sleep > 80% of total sleep time (OR = 2.312, 95% CI = 1.049–5.096, p = 0.038) and 2.9 times higher likelihood of low REM sleep < 20% of total sleep time (OR = 2.858, 95% CI = 1.197–6.827, p = 0.018). Moreover, Vitamin levels < 380.5 were significantly associated with a 59.9% increase in the odds of prevalent CVD (OR = 1.599, 95% CI = 1.035–2.471, p = 0.034). Conclusions: In conclusion, our results suggest that vitamin B12 status may be associated with impaired objective sleep quality in OSA patients, potentially influencing prevalent CVD. However, further prospective research is needed to establish causality and elucidate the potential underlying mechanisms that could link vitamin B12 levels to various sleep parameters and cardiovascular disease in patients with OSA. Full article
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