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Dietary Assessment for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Conditions

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition Methodology & Assessment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 2128

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Iolanda Cioffi

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Department of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences—DeFENS, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: dietary intake; energy metabolism; body composition; phase angle; weight loss strategies; nutritional status evaluation; appetite regulation; food intake
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Dr. Marilena Vitale

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Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, NA, Italy
Interests: clinical nutrition; mediterranean diet and its components; metabolic syndrome; polyphenols; nutritional epidemiology
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Dr. Valentina Ponzo

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Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy
Interests: dietary intake; clinical nutrition; obesity; diabetes; gestational diabetes; sarcopenia; microbiota

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Poor or inadequate dietary habits have been recognized as well-established risk factors for many chronic diseases, such as obesity, coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and multiple types of cancer. Therefore, dietary assessment plays a key role in evaluating the link between diet and health status. Indeed, reporting or self-reporting actual or habitual intakes, including nutrient and non-nutrient intake, is fundamental to identifying potential deficiencies and monitoring dietary compliance.

In addition to disease, dietary assessment can be used to compare dietary patterns across population groups to highlight current and emerging trends. However, inaccuracy in dietary assessment may be a serious obstacle to understanding the impact of dietary factors on health status; therefore, the methods used for their evaluation should be rigorously selected and applied.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide the latest advances in dietary assessment, including the use of new data analysis techniques, tools, or e-tools to explore habitual dietary intake and, in particular, the relationship between foods or nutrients and chronic diseases in terms of prevention and treatment, highlighting the new insights.

Original research articles, review articles, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and short communications of preliminary, but significant, results are welcome.

Dr. Iolanda Cioffi
Dr. Marilena Vitale
Dr. Valentina Ponzo
Guest Editors

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • food record
  • food frequency questionnaire
  • nutritional status
  • metabolic syndrome
  • cancer
  • nutrient deficiency
  • non-nutrient intake
  • malnutrition

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Nutritional Habits in 8–11-Year-Old Spanish Children According to Their Gender
by Josune Rodríguez-Negro, Silvia Sánchez-Díaz and Javier Yanci
Nutrients 2025, 17(6), 1016; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17061016 - 14 Mar 2025
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Objectives: The main goals of this study were to describe the nutritional habits of 8–11-year-old children and to analyze the differences in nutritional habits according to their gender. Methods: A total of 240 children (114 boys and 126 girls) from a [...] Read more.
Objectives: The main goals of this study were to describe the nutritional habits of 8–11-year-old children and to analyze the differences in nutritional habits according to their gender. Methods: A total of 240 children (114 boys and 126 girls) from a Spanish primary education state school completed the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in Children and Adolescents (KIDMED) questionnaire. Results: The average score obtained on the KIDMED questionnaire for all participants was 7.16 ± 2.06 points, and only the 45.4% of the participants showed optimal adherence to the Mediterranean diet. No differences between boys and girls were found in their adherence to the Mediterranean diet (boys: 7.38 ± 1.95 vs. girls: 6.97 ± 2.14, p = 0.648). However, in the 10-year-old group, significant differences according to gender were found for some specific consumptions (i.e., olive oil, nuts, yogurts and cheese) and habits (i.e., skipping breakfast). Conclusions: The results obtained in this study seem to indicate that only half of the children have optimal adherence to the Mediterranean diet, so their dietary patterns should be strengthened. Moreover, some differences were found for some specific consumptions and habits in children older than 10 years old. These results could have important implications for families, schools and health promoters, since they have the potential to foster healthy nutritional habits. Furthermore, they underline the importance of gender-sensitive nutritional interventions in children older than 10 years old. Full article
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Nutritional Nesting (Nestrition): Shaping the Home Food Environment in the First Pregnancy
by Chagit Peles, Netalie Shloim and Mary C. J. Rudolf
Nutrients 2024, 16(19), 3335; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193335 - 1 Oct 2024
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Objective: To investigate primiparous women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the physical home food environment (PHFE) and to assess if the first pregnancy provides a teachable opportunity to enhance the PHFE of first-time pregnant couples. Design: Longitudinal in-depth qualitative study involving questionnaires and [...] Read more.
Objective: To investigate primiparous women’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the physical home food environment (PHFE) and to assess if the first pregnancy provides a teachable opportunity to enhance the PHFE of first-time pregnant couples. Design: Longitudinal in-depth qualitative study involving questionnaires and individual interviews during and after pregnancy. Participants: Fifteen primigravida women. Main outcome measures: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning PHFE; lifestyle and dietary habits; and interest in guidance regarding healthy PHFE during the first pregnancy and the transition to motherhood. Analysis: Thematic analysis for qualitative data and descriptive statistics. Results: Key findings include the significance of health, nutrition, and spousal support in the transition to motherhood. The first pregnancy was recognized as a critical period for establishing a healthy PHFE, while noting the physical and emotional challenges involved. A gap was found in guidance regarding PHFE for first-time pregnant women despite their interest in practical advice. Conclusions and Implications: The first pregnancy presents a significant opportunity to improve PHFE. ‘Nestrition’ (nutritional nesting), a new health-promotion strategy, incorporates nutrition education to enhance this process. These data support future research encompassing partners and diverse at-risk populations prior to the development of effective nutrition education for PHFE in the first pregnancy. Full article
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