Translational Nutrition in the Era of GLP-1-Based Obesity Therapies: Emerging Frameworks, Evidence, and Research Priorities
A Special Issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643) belonging to the section "Nutrition and Obesity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2027 | Viewed by 99
Editor
Interests: clinical nutrition; enteral nutrition; peptide-based formula; enteral therapies; microbiome; body composition; enteral access; enteral feeding systems; enteral tubes; translational nutrition research; obesity; nutrition care
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obesity is a complex, chronic disease shaped by biological, behavioral, social, environmental, and commercial determinants, requiring translational approaches that connect mechanistic discovery with effective, equitable, and scalable care. This Special Issue will examine conceptual frameworks, methodological innovations, and implementation strategies that accelerate the movement of evidence across laboratory, clinical, community, and policy settings. Contributions will highlight persistent translational gaps, including limitations in population representativeness, biomarker validation, long-term effectiveness, adherence, health equity, and the integration of nutrition interventions into routine healthcare. The issue will also showcase advances in “food as medicine,” including medically tailored meals, produce prescription programs, precision nutrition, digital tools, and health system partnerships designed to prevent or treat obesity and related cardiometabolic diseases. Particular attention will be given to the emerging paradigm created by incretin-based anti-obesity therapies, including their effects on appetite, dietary intake, body composition, nutrient adequacy, weight maintenance, and patient-centered outcomes. Authors are encouraged to consider how pharmacotherapy may complement, reshape, or challenge existing nutrition models and clinical workflows. By integrating basic science, clinical investigation, implementation science, and public health perspectives, this Special Issue aims to define priorities for rigorous, interdisciplinary, and equitable translational nutrition research across diverse populations and settings.
Dr. Osman Mohamed Elfadil
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- translational nutrition
- obesity
- food as medicine
- incretin-based therapies
- GLP-1 receptor agonists
- precision nutrition
- implementation science
- cardiometabolic health
- dietary interventions
- body composition
- nutrient adequacy
- health equity
- medically tailored meals
- produce prescriptions
- weight management
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