Role of Dietary Elements in Glucose Metabolism

Dear Colleagues,

Nutrition therapy has played major role in diabetes prevention and managements from the time no single medication was available for this disease up till now. Our understanding of the effects of dietary elements on glucose metabolism have been changing over the last five decades. However, it became obvious that diabetes can be efficiently prevented or managed by proper nutrition in combination with other lifestyle elements. While many controversies are still unresolved, recent basic and clinical research indicates that we are closer than ever to a better understanding of how nutrients work, how they interact with gastrointestinal microbiota, how they evoke several gastrointestinal hormones and how they impact blood glucose metabolism directly and indirectly.

Despite our understanding of the impact of different dietary patterns and nutrition elements on glucose metabolism and our knowledge of the impact of food sequence and intermittent fasting on glycemic control and insulin sensitivity, still, there are many unadjusted variables clouding our understanding of the impact of nutrition elements on diabetes.

In this Special Issue, we would like to bring readers closer to the state-of-the-art in the field of nutrition and diabetes by gathering papers that cover several aspects of nutrition science that impact glucose metabolism, especially those of immediate clinical relevance. Original research articles and reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses) are greatly welcome.

Dr. Osama Hamdy
Guest Editor

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