Association Between Nutrition, Diet Quality, Dietary Patterns, and Human Health and Diseases—3rd Edition
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrient analysis; vitamin D; cholecalciferol; vitamin D receptor; protein; skeletal muscle; blood glucose; resistance exercise; vitamin B12; cobalamin; aging; multiomics
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Dear Colleagues,
It is increasingly recognized that overall dietary patterns and diet quality influence human health. Some dietary patterns, for example, the Mediterranean diet, have been associated with favorable outcomes for many chronic diseases. Dietary patterns also encompass behavioral approaches to eating. For example, chronobiology-related patterns, such as meal timing and time-restricted feeding, have emerged as potentially relevant considerations for metabolic health. Social interactions and environmental factors are also important components of dietary and eating patterns.
Studies of diet quality assess how routine eating practices provide diversity, essential nutrients, and other beneficial food components, while also limiting components known to be detrimental to health (e.g., trans fats and added sugars) or may negatively impact health (e.g., erythritol). Recent research has also considered aspects of diet quality, including the level of food processing, the overall adequacy of the complete nutrient profile, the inclusion/exclusion and distribution of food groups, sustainability, and precision nutrition.
Considering the success of the last two Special Issues, we are pleased to announce that we are launching a third Special Issue on this topic, titled “Association Between Nutrition, Diet Quality, Dietary Patterns, and Human Health and Diseases—3rd Edition”. Given the timeliness and importance of this topic, we hope that you will consider submitting your manuscript to this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Jean L. Fry
Dr. Sara B. Police
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary patterns
- diet quality
- dietary quality indices
- healthy eating index
- time-restricted feeding
- chronic disease
- sustainability
- successful aging
- food security
- ultra-processed foods
- principal component analysis
- plant-based diet
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