Diet, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolism
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chucheon 24252, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
3. BigData Center, Doheon Institute for Digital Innovation in Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul 07226, Republic of Korea
Interests: obesity; sarcopenia; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular disease; physical activity; exercise; nutrition; diet
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A growing body of evidence highlights the critical interplay among Diet, Physical activity, and Cardiometabolism, revealing their combined and independent roles in maintaining cardiovascular and metabolic health.
Diet plays a fundamental role in regulating blood glucose, lipid profiles, and blood pressure. Nutritional patterns such as the Mediterranean or DASH diets are associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk by improving insulin sensitivity, lowering LDL cholesterol, and reducing oxidative stress.
Physical activity, including both aerobic and resistance exercises, independently enhances cardiometabolic health by increasing energy expenditure, improving endothelial function, promoting glucose uptake in muscle, and reducing visceral fat accumulation. Regular exercise has been shown to decrease blood pressure and improve glucose and lipid metabolism.
When combined, diet and physical activity exert synergistic effects, offering greater benefits than either intervention alone. Randomized controlled trials demonstrate that integrated lifestyle interventions significantly improve outcomes in individuals with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
Moreover, mechanistic studies suggest that the interaction between diet and physical activity influences metabolic pathways, hormonal balance, and gene expression, ultimately shaping cardiometabolic resilience. These findings underscore the importance of lifestyle-based strategies for promoting long-term cardiovascular and metabolic health.
Dr. Young-Gyun Seo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- nutrition
- physical activity
- exercise
- cardiometabolism
- cardiometabolic
- glucose
- lipid
- blood pressure
- body composition
- obesity
- metabolic syndrome
- type 2 diabetes
- cardiovascular
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