Systems Epidemiology: A New Direction in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Research
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 8552
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Nutrition and Food Safety Research, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Interests: physical activity; sport nutrients; metabolomics; diabetes; insulin resistance
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Interests: nutrition epidemiology; micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy; population nutrition evaluation
Interests: preventions and management of obesity, chronic disease; mental disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are the largest contributors to deaths and burdens in the world. The intricate nature of the etiology of NCDs calls for a transformation in epidemiological approaches. While conventional techniques focus on individual risk factors and their associations with disease outcomes, systems epidemiology presents a more all-encompassing and cohesive framework that considers the interrelationships between numerous biological, lifestyle, environmental, and social factors. By incorporating data from a wide range of sources, including genomics, metabolomics, microbiomics, and social networks, systems epidemiology aims to build a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes of NCDs and identify new targets for prevention and treatment.
This Special Issue will bring together prominent researchers in systems epidemiology and present discussions of the applications of their methods and their implications for nutrition and NCDs. These papers will showcase novel computational methods for integrating multiple data sources and innovative approaches to analyzing complex networks of biological and social interactions. These developments will contribute to shaping the future of these fields.
Dr. Xiaomin Sun
Dr. Yue Cheng
Dr. Mi Xiang
Dr. Tuan T Nguyen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- non-communicable chronic diseases
- nutritional epidemiology
- cohort nutrition
- aging
- health management
- digital health
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