Nutrition-Based Strategies for Brain and Eye Aging: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Clinical Implications
A Special Issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) belonging to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2027 | Viewed by 302
Editors
Interests: hippocampus; cerebellum; retina; aging; dementia; ischemia; nutrition; obesity and diabetes mellitus; hypothyroidism; neurodevelopment; neurotoxicology; functional foods; neuroprotection; neurogenesis; heavy metal
Interests: diet and eye health; nutrition and diabetic eye disease; vitamin D and eye problems; myopia causes and prevention; metabolic syndrome and eye risk; inflammation and eye disease; retinal blood vessel problems; obesity and vision; antioxidants and eye protection; lifestyle and vision health
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent research has highlighted the critical role of nutrition in maintaining brain and eye health, influencing cognitive and visual outcomes across the lifespan. The brain and retina are among the most energy-demanding tissues and depend on continuous oxygen and glucose supply. Owing to their high metabolic activity and sustained oxidative stress, both tissues are particularly vulnerable to nutritional imbalance, metabolic dysfunction, and ischemic injury. Disrupted oxygen and glucose delivery exacerbates oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairment, and inflammation, accelerating structural and functional degeneration. At the mechanistic level, nutrients and bioactive compounds modulate oxidative balance, inflammatory signaling, mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism, and cellular survival pathways. These processes contribute to neurodegenerative and ocular disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and ischemic cerebrovascular diseases. Accumulating evidence suggests that nutritional interventions delay disease onset, attenuate progression, and improve functional outcomes. However, the molecular basis of nutrition–brain and nutrition–eye interactions and their translation into effective preventive and therapeutic strategies remain incompletely understood. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on advancing mechanistic insights and preventive and therapeutic strategies that explore the impact of nutrition on brain and eye health and degenerative processes.
Prof. Dr. Sung Min Nam
Prof. Dr. Malgorzata Mrugacz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- brain
- eye
- aging
- neurodegeneration
- ocular disease
- nutrition
- oxidative stress
- inflammation
- mitochondrial dysfunction
- metabolic dysfunction
- ischemia
- cognitive function
- visual function
- disease prevention and treatment
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