Feeding the Brain: Nutrition in Neurological Disorders
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Neuro Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Interests: behavioral neuroscience; resilience; cytokines; behavioural science; neuroscience; neuropharmacology; gastroenterology; medical neurosciences neurobiology and brain physiology; inflammatory bowel disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Epidemiological evidence increasingly suggests an association between nutritional status and the risk of developing various neurological disorders. However, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, as well as the extent to which correcting nutritional deficiencies can contribute to prevention or treatment, remain insufficiently investigated.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the role of nutrition as a potentially correctable risk factor in neurological disorders. Contributions are invited that address three key dimensions:
- Epidemiological evidence linking nutritional factors to neurological disorders.
- Biological mechanisms that explain how nutritional deficiencies contribute to disease onset and progression.
- Nutritional interventions for the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders.
This Special Issue seeks to bring together novel insights and foster discussion on how targeting nutrition may open new avenues for reducing the burden of neurological diseases.
Dr. Ahmed Hassan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dietary risk factors
- micronutrient deficiency
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- omega-3 fatty acids
- iron deficiency
- diet-induced obesity
- insulin resistance
- homocysteine
- neurological disorders
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- stroke
- multiple sclerosis
- cognitive decline
- depression
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