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The Role of Nutrition in Female Reproductive and Hormonal Health Across the Lifecourse

This special issue belongs to the section “Nutrition in Women“.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which focuses on “The Role of Nutrition in Female Reproductive and Hormonal Health Across the Lifecourse”.

Women experience hormonal changes at the onset of puberty, during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, lactation, and throughout the transition from pre-menopause to peri-menopause to post-menopause, with each stage having unique nutritional needs.

This Special Issue aims to expand our understanding of the interplay between reproductive health and nutritional status, its impact on quality of life, and health outcomes. More tailored nutrition and lifestyle interventions are required to support women’s reproductive and hormonal health more effectively.

We look forward to receiving high-quality submissions that advance our understanding of nutrition and its role in women’s health.

Dr. Patricia M. Heavey
Guest Editor

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-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2900 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.

Keywords

  • dietary intake
  • nutrition
  • micronutrients
  • vitamins
  • folic acid
  • omega-3 fatty acids
  • estrogen metabolism
  • reproductive health
  • menstruation
  • menopause
  • pregnant women
  • lactation
  • puberty
  • health outcomes

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Nutrients - ISSN 2072-6643