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Nutritional Assessment in Epidemiological Studies

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 June 2025) | Viewed by 2592

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Farzad Amirabdollahian

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Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
Interests: food; nutrition; zinc; cardiometabolic risk; young adults; university students; older adults; elderly; assessment of nutritional status; nutrition and public health; proteins; carbohydrates
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Prof. Dr. Basma Ellahi

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Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, Chester CH1 4BJ, UK
Interests: dietary habits; nutrition; disease management; disease prevention; non-communicable diseases; health interventions; minority ethnic groups; developing countries; public health; population health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore new findings, advancements, and challenges in nutritional assessment within epidemiological studies, broadening the understanding of the multifaceted components of nutritional assessment. It also seeks to appreciate the broader contexts of the interrelationships between nutritional assessment, physical activity, ethnicity, social diversity, environmental sustainability, and digital technologies.

We welcome contributions that highlight the implementation of methods for assessing dietary intake, biochemical and clinical assessments, anthropometric measurements, and environmental factors impacting nutrition and health outcomes. Special emphasis is placed on studies that link these assessment areas to disease risk, population health insights, and the broader implications for public health policy.

We are particularly interested in papers that integrate dietary data with biochemical, clinical, physical health, and environmental measures to enhance our understanding of nutritional epidemiology. Additionally, we encourage contributions that explore the interrelationship between nutritional assessment and physical activity, ethnic and social diversity, sustainability, financial perspectives, and the use of digital technologies to address disparities and foster innovation within the field.

Prof. Dr. Farzad Amirabdollahian
Prof. Dr. Basma Ellahi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • nutritional assessment
  • epidemiological studies
  • dietary assessment
  • biochemical assessment
  • anthropometry
  • clinical nutrition
  • environmental factors in nutrition
  • public health nutrition
  • physical activity
  • ethnic diversity
  • social diversity
  • digital technologies in nutrition

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Combined Fried Frailty Scale and Mini Nutritional Assessment Identifies Cardiovascular Patients with Reduced Protein/Albumin Plasma Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Julia Cieśla, Marcin Schulz, Michał Krawiec, Michał Janik, Paweł Wojciechowski, Iga Dajnowska, Dominika Szablewska, Jakub Bartoszek, Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec and Andrzej Tomasik
Nutrients 2025, 17(17), 2786; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17172786 - 27 Aug 2025
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Background: Frailty syndrome significantly worsens the prognosis of elderly people. Sarcopenia and malnutrition are integral parts of aging, but there is a lack of knowledge about the overlap of these states, as well as their diagnostic methods and treatments. This study aimed to [...] Read more.
Background: Frailty syndrome significantly worsens the prognosis of elderly people. Sarcopenia and malnutrition are integral parts of aging, but there is a lack of knowledge about the overlap of these states, as well as their diagnostic methods and treatments. This study aimed to assess the malnutrition and sarcopenia scale in patients with frailty syndrome and the viability of evaluating the concentrations of the following potential biomarkers: albumin, total protein, and fibrinogen. Methods: A total of 170 patients >65 years were assessed for frailty using the Fried frailty scale. The risk of sarcopenia was measured using the SARC-F scale, and the risk of malnutrition was measured using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scale. Serum albumin, protein, and fibrinogen levels were measured. The following fat-free body mass and respiratory parameters were measured: peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume-one second (FEV1). Results: A total of 53 patients were classified as robust (31%), 96 as prefrail (57%), and 21 as frail (12%) according to Fried frailty criteria. Frail patients had significantly reduced serum albumin and increased fibrinogen compared to the prefrail and robust groups (p < 0.05). A total of 38% of frail patients were at risk of sarcopenia, and 52% were at risk of malnutrition. Frail patients had lower PEF and FEV1 values, with decreases in respiratory parameters correlating with fat-free body mass and muscle strength. Conclusions: Frail patients are at substantial risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia. The MNA and SARC-F scales, combined with routine screening of elderly patients with frailty, may effectively identify patients with the highest risk. Full article
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An Assessment of the Nutritional Status in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Matched-Pair Case–Control Study
by Małgorzata Godala, Ewelina Gaszyńska, Konrad Walczak and Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko
Nutrients 2025, 17(8), 1369; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17081369 - 17 Apr 2025
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Methods used in daily clinical practice for the assessment of the nutritional status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often based on simple indices and may not be sufficient in the case of minor or early changes. The purpose of this [...] Read more.
Methods used in daily clinical practice for the assessment of the nutritional status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often based on simple indices and may not be sufficient in the case of minor or early changes. The purpose of this study was to analyze the nutritional status in patients with IBD. Material and methods: The case–control study included 80 patients with IBD. The control group consisted of 80 healthy subjects matched based on age and gender. Body composition was measured using the electrical bioimpedance method. Results: Compared to the healthy women, the female patients with IBD had a significantly lower muscle mass (24.4 kg vs. 27.9 kg) and muscle strength (22.4 kg vs. 25.9 kg), as well as a lower MMI (7.8 kg/m2 vs. 9.9 kg/m2). Based on these findings, sarcopenia was diagnosed in 37.5% of the female patients, significantly more often than in the control group. In the group of men, there were no significant differences between the healthy controls and patients in terms of body composition and the prevalence of underweight and sarcopenia. Conclusions: The patients with IBD were characterized by a poorer nutritional status than the healthy subjects, mainly in terms of fat-free body mass and muscle mass, and consequently a higher incidence of sarcopenia, especially in the female group. Full article
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