Nutritional Interventions and Metabolic Dysregulation in Psychiatry: Linking Diet, Metabolism, and Mental Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Neuro Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutritional psychiatry; diet; mental health; inflammation and depression; schizophrenia; nutraceuticals in psychiatric disorders
Interests: nutritional psychiatry; diet and mental health; metabolic dysregulation in psychiatric disorders; gut–brain axis; micronutrients and psychiatric conditions; dietary patterns and depression
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Dear Colleagues,
Metabolic dysregulation is becoming increasingly recognized as a key pathogenetic mechanism of several psychiatric disorders. Alterations in metabolic processes have been found to influence the onset and progression of several mental health conditions. Therefore, the rapidly emerging field of nutritional psychiatry has found itself in a race to identify dietary patterns, nutrients, and metabolic biomarkers which have the potential to play a critical role in the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions.
In light of this, this Special Issue aims to explore the complex interplay between nutrition, metabolic function, and mental health. We welcome studies identifying and investigating the underlying mechanisms of cardiometabolic biomarkers and their clinical application as modifiable factors, as well as possible dietary or nutraceutical interventions.
In particular, we invite submissions of original research (both experimental and observational), reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses across different populations and clinical conditions.
We hope this work will contribute to advancing our understanding of how targeted nutritional approaches can support the prevention and management of psychiatric disorders and have an impact on future clinical and public health strategies.
Dr. Paola Bozzatello
Dr. Silvio Bellino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutritional interventions
- nutritional psychiatry
- nutraceutical interventions
- diet
- metabolic dysregulation
- cardiometabolic diseases
- psychiatric disorders
- inflammation
- gut microbiota
- mental health
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