Advances in Nutrition: Opportunities and Challenges in 2022

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue entitled “Advances in Nutrition: Opportunities and Challenges in 2022” will focus on aspects of nutrition and nutritional sciences that are already at the center of current concerns, and which may help humans to face envisaged social and health scenarios in the years to come.

Many aspects of how food and diet can improve individual health, performance and wellbeing remain to be discovered. It is necessary to know the exact composition and nutrient availability of diets (food types, preparation and combinations, etc.), the characteristics of individuals (genetics, microbiome, physiological or pathophysiological status, age, etc.) as well as those of the environment that surrounds them.

Thus, this Special Issue will consider original articles, commentaries, and review articles that focus on the following potential topics (but not limited to these):

- Sustainable protein sources and impacts of alternative protein sources.

- Food, dietary pattern, and health.

- Food, dietary pattern, and cognitive function.

- Application of post-genomic technologies to the innovative investigation of nutritional questions and mechanisms of nutrient action, including biomarkers of nutrition and health and precision nutrition.

- Diet and exercise interactions at young and old ages and their impact on health and performance.

- Impact and mechanisms underlying the relationship between nutrition, immunity, and infection.

Prof. Dr. Philip J. Atherton
Prof. Dr. Ina Bergheim
Prof. Dr. M. Luisa Bonet
Prof. Dr. David C. Nieman
Dr. Francisco J. Pérez-Cano
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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.

New Year Special Issue Series

This Special Issue is a part of Nutrients’ New Year Special Issue Series. The series reflects on the achievements, scientific progress, and “hot topics” of the previous year in the journal. Submissions of articles whose lead authors are our Editorial Board Members are highly encouraged. However, we welcome articles from all authors.