Diet, Adipose Tissue and Diabetes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Diabetes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2024 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gut; obesity; diet; microbiota; vagus nerve; neuroanatomy
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Dear Colleagues,
There is growing evidence that diet plays a key role in the development of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance in various tissues. Though conventionally associated with obesity, current research indicates that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is the leading determining factor, having more influence regardless of individual body mass. Adipose tissue acts as an endocrine organ secreting adipokines that influence whole-body metabolism and glucose homeostasis. Understanding how dietary factors interact with adipose tissues to impact glycemic control is crucial for developing effective prevention and management strategies.
This Special Issue will explore the relationship between diet, adipose tissue, and diabetes. Potential areas of focus may include the following:
- Role of microbiota in diabetes and obesity;
- Role of specific macro/micronutrients and bioactives in modulating adipokine secretion and local adipose inflammation;
- Influence of dietary patterns on adipose tissue distribution, metabolism, and adipogenesis;
- Interactions of diet with adipose tissue signaling pathways and their impact on beta cell function and peripheral glucose disposal;
- Lifestyle/dietary interventions targeting adipokines or adipose tissue inflammation for glycemic control;
- Emerging ‘omics’ and imaging techniques elucidating molecular mechanisms linking diet, adipose dysfunction, and insulin resistance;
- Clinical and epidemiological studies on the dietary factors associated with altered adipose tissue physiology and diabetes risk.
Submitted articles should advance our understanding of how dietary components influence adipose tissues to affect whole-body glucose homeostasis. We welcome original research papers, systematic reviews, and perspective pieces that advance our understanding of this topic.
Dr. Krzysztof Czaja
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- visceral adipose tissue
- diabetes
- obesity
- free fatty acids
- body mass index
- body composition
- microbiome
