Diet, Nutritional Intervention and Quality of Life in Food-Induced Disease
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 738
Special Issue Editor
Interests: celiac disease; food allergy; food intolerance; gluten disorder; pediatric gastroenterology; quality of life; small bowel disease; villous atrophy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food-induced diseases—including food allergies, intolerances, celiac disease, and other immune-mediated or metabolic conditions—are increasingly recognized as major public health concerns with profound impacts on individual well-being and healthcare systems worldwide. Diet plays a central role in both the pathogenesis and management of these disorders, with nutritional interventions often serving as the primary therapy. However, while dietary restrictions can be life-saving or symptom-relieving, they may also carry unintended consequences, including nutritional deficiencies, diminished quality of life, and psychosocial and economic burdens.
We invite original research and reviews that examine the complex interplay between dietary management, nutritional adequacy, and quality of life in individuals affected by food-induced diseases, e.g.:
- the effectiveness and safety of elimination diets;
- strategies to optimize nutritional status;
- psychological and social implications of dietary restrictions;
- emerging biomarkers for dietary response and disease monitoring;
- novel dietary or microbiome-based therapies.
By bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives from nutrition science, gastroenterology, immunology, psychology, and public health, this Special Issue seeks to advance evidence-based, patient-centered approaches to managing food-induced conditions, ultimately aiming to improve both clinical outcomes and lived experiences.
Dr. Marco Crocco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food-induced diseases
- dietary management
- nutritional intervention
- quality of life
- food allergies
- celiac disease
- elimination diets
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