Therapeutic Opportunities for Food Supplements in Neurodegenerative Disease (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Neuro Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
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Interests: child neurology; neurocutaneous disorders; immune-mediated disease of the central and peripheral nervous system; epilepsy; neurogenetics; movement disorders
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Interests: pediatric neurology; neurocutaneous disorders; neurofibromatosis; tuberous sclerosis; Sturge–Weber syndrome; hypomelanosis of Ito; mosaic neurocutaneous disorders; immune-mediated disorders of the nervous system
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Dear Colleagues,
Numerous epidemiologic studies report a protective association between a balanced and adequate diet and cognitive impairment, brain health and neurodegenerative diseases. At the same time, data from clinical trials supporting these observational findings are also emerging, in particular in childhood and neonatal ages.
These neuroprotective properties may be linked directly to caloric restrictions or to certain neuroprotective properties of food (in long-chain-polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E and mineral elements).
Preventive interventions against neuroinflammation seem to be able to interfere with neurodegeneration, enhance the antioxidative defense and lower the risk and incidence of age-related diseases, such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. It should be noted that dietary-supplementation-based strategies have been demonstrated to be effective in subjects with mild cognitive impairment, or directly in metabolic disorders in which a specific enzymatic deficit may require targeted dietary restrictions.
In some studies, adjunctive supplementation has also been demonstrated to improve depression, which is a marked benefit considering the comorbidity between cognitive impairment/dementia and depression.
Dr. Andrea Domenico Praticò
Prof. Dr. Martino Ruggieri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurological disorders
- neurodegenerative disorders
- diet
- food
- free radicals
- anti-oxidants
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