Dietary Patterns, Biomarkers, and Health Outcomes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 1234
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; neuroepidmiology; metabolomics; lipidomics; proteomics; nutrimetabolomics; bioinformatics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding how dietary patterns influence human health increasingly relies on the integration of biomarkers. Rather than focusing on single nutrients, contemporary research emphasizes whole-diet approaches that capture the complexity of eating patterns—such as vegetarian, Mediterranean, Nordic or Westernized diets—shape metabolic, inflammatory and microbiome-related biomarkers that provide objective measures of physiological change. Favourable dietary patterns are consistently associated with improved lipid profiles, enhanced glycemic control, reduced chronic inflammation, improved cognition, and beneficial hormonal and microbial signatures. Conversely, diets high in processed foods, refined carbohydrates, and saturated fats correspond to biomarker profiles predicative of higher chronic disease risk. This evidence strengthens our understanding of how habitual diet contributes to disease outcomes such as CSV, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Integrating dietary assessment with biomarker-based evaluation offers a powerful pathway toward precision nutrition and increased targeted public health strategies.
Dr. Christiana C. Christodoulou
Dr. Eleni Zamba-Papanicolaou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary patterns
- dietary habits
- dietary assessments
- health outcomes
- dietary biomarkers
- nutritional biomarkers
- diseases
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