The Role of the Exposome and Nutrition in Body Composition: Implications for Health and Disease
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Mediterranean diet; eating behaviour; body composition; DXA; BIA; energy expenditure; clinical nutrition; neuro vulnerability
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Dear Colleagues,
Body composition and metabolic regulation are shaped by a complex interplay among dietary habits, nutrient intake, and environmental exposures. The exposome—encompassing all environmental influences across a lifetime, including diet, pollutants, and lifestyle factors—plays a crucial role in metabolic health, inflammation, and chronic disease risk. Among these factors, emerging contaminants such as microplastics are gaining attention for their potential to disrupt the gut microbiota, interfere with nutrient absorption, and contribute to metabolic dysregulation. This Special Issue will explore how nutrition and environmental exposures influence body composition, highlighting the implications for health and disease, with particular reference to dietary patterns, nutrient bioavailability, and the impact of contaminants on metabolic and physiological processes.
Dr. Paola Gualtieri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet
- eating behaviour
- body composition
- DXA
- BIA
- energy expenditure
- clinical nutrition
- exposome
- microbiota
- chronic non-communicable disease
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