Nutrition, Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health

Dear Colleagues,

Sedentary behaviour, indicated as “spending too many hours in a sitting posture”, and physical inactivity, defined as “being engaged in less than 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activities per week”, as well as their associations with unhealthy eating habits and poor nutrition, have a deleterious impact on most non-communicable diseases; on the other hand, physical exercise and sport improve cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal health. Indeed, exercise training, practiced at moderate-to-vigorous intensities, can lead to improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and muscle strength. Similarly, nutrition (with a particular reference to protein intake), nutrient supplementation and nutraceuticals have been shown to enhance musculoskeletal health.

In this respect, physical activity and nutrition may play key roles in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenic obesity (SO), a clinical condition in which excessive fat mass (obesity) and reduced lean mass (sarcopenia) coexist, oftentimes leading to disability and morbidity. SO has recently received growing interest, as it can be observed not only in aged populations but also in special populations, such as in people with motor impairment, cancer, post-COVID-19 syndrome, etc.

Accordingly, this Special Issue comprises manuscripts detailing recent advances in nutrition, physical activity and musculoskeletal health that may positively influence health and result in important patient-centred outcomes. Our call for papers includes narrative, comprehensive and systematic reviews, meta-analyses and original physiological/preclinical/clinical research manuscripts.

Dr. Marco Bernardi
Dr. Ilaria Peluso
Guest Editors

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