The Role of Nutrition in Muscle and Physical Function
A Special Issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) belonging to the section "Proteins and Amino Acids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 630
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Skeletal muscle plays a central role in mobility, metabolic regulation, physical performance, and overall health across the lifespan.
Increasing evidence suggests that nutrition profoundly influences muscle mass, strength, mitochondrial function, recovery, and physical function in both healthy individuals and various clinical populations.
Nutritional approaches, including dietary patterns, protein and amino acid supplementation, micronutrients, and bioactive compounds, are attracting growing attention as potential strategies for preserving musculoskeletal health and preventing functional decline.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nutritional regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism and adaptation;
- The role of proteins, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds in muscle health;
- Nutrition and mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle;
- Interactions between nutrition and exercise in muscle function and recovery;
- Nutritional strategies for sarcopenia, frailty, and other conditions affecting muscle function;
- Clinical and epidemiological studies on nutrition and physical function;
- Muscle and physical function in chronic diseases and metabolic disorders;
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying nutrient-mediated muscle function.
Through this Special Issue, we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform that advances our understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining and improving muscle and physical function across diverse populations. Through this Special Issue, we hope to provide an interdisciplinary platform that advances our understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining and improving muscle and physical function across diverse populations.
Dr. Toshio Norikura
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular nutrition
- metabolomics
- nutrient signaling
- nutrition and exercise interaction
- dietary patterns
- sarcopenia
- healthy aging
- amino acids
- bioactive compounds
- clinical and epidemiological nutrition
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