Interactions Between Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Adiposity: Implications for Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Obesity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 September 2026 | Viewed by 310
Special Issue Editors
Interests: obesity; gut microbiota; diabetes; ingestive behavior; brain-gut axis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diet is a modifiable factor essential for the regulation of adiposity, with major implications for metabolic health. Recent research has shown that diet influences the composition and function of the gut microbiota. A balanced diet can help prevent adiposity and associated metabolic disorders while promoting intestinal eubiosis, whereas an unbalanced diet can promote obesity and gut dysbiosis, which, in turn, may further contribute to increased adiposity and related metabolic disorders.
This Special Issue brings together research exploring the interactions between human diet, gut microbiota, and adiposity. We welcome original research, narrative or systematic reviews, and meta-analyses in humans (interventional and observational studies) or animal models, investigating how dietary patterns and specific nutrients influence microbiota diversity and function, adiposity, inflammation, insulin sensitivity, and obesity-related disorders. Studies examining how alterations or modulation of the gut microbiota contribute to the development or amelioration of adiposity are also encouraged.
By integrating findings from interdisciplinary fields, this Special Issue aims to advance understanding of the mechanisms through which diet and gut microbiota interact to influence adiposity and human health, providing new insights into prevention and therapeutic intervention.
Prof. Dr. Mihai Covasa
Guest Editor
Dr. Oana C. Iatcu
Co-Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- gut microbiota
- obesity
- adiposity
- metabolic sindrome
- dietary pattern
- modulation
- nutrient
- microbial metabolites
- dysbiosis
- nutrition
- insulin resistance
- probiotic
- prebiotic
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