Dietary Patterns and Mineral Metabolism Across Life Stages and Populations and Their Role in Bone Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026 | Viewed by 206
Editors
Interests: nutrition; obesity; bone metabolism; bone microarchitecture; biomechanical properties of bone; biomarkers of bone health; molecular mechanisms of bone remodeling; nutrient–bone interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, Dietary Patterns and Mineral Metabolism across Life Stages and Populations and Their Role in Bone Health. Bone health and mineral metabolism are strongly influenced by nutritional factors throughout the life course, with critical physiological stages and population-specific dietary patterns playing a key role in skeletal development, adaptation, and long-term maintenance.
This Special Issue aims to provide an integrated perspective on how dietary patterns, nutrient intake, and nutritional behaviors across different life stages—such as pregnancy, lactation, postpartum, childhood, and aging—and across diverse populations contribute to bone health and mineral metabolism. This topic is fully aligned with the scope of Nutrients, addressing nutritional assessment, dietary interventions, and their physiological and clinical implications for skeletal health.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and review papers are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, dietary patterns and bone-related nutrient intake, maternal and offspring bone health, imaging-based bone assessments, population and lifestyle determinants of skeletal health, and nutritional strategies to optimize bone remodeling and mineral homeostasis.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Elena Nebot Valenzuela
Prof. Dr. Pilar Aranda Ramírez
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- bone health
- mineral metabolism
- dietary patterns
- life stages
- nutrient intake
- bone remodeling
- DXA
- lactation and postpartum
- maternal bone health
- population studies
- rural and urban populations
- nutrition and skeletal health
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
