Dietary Patterns, Lipid Metabolism and Fatty Liver Disease
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Lipids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2025 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editors
Interests: diabetes; liver; metabolism; pharmacology; pathology; clinical nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For years, the impact of diet on metabolic health has been recognized as a growing global concern. Dietary patterns such as high-fat, ketogenic, and restricted diets, or the addition of specific nutrients like vitamins, fructose, probiotics, and omega-3s, influence lipid metabolism in different ways. While some dietary approaches may support metabolic health, others can disrupt lipid balance, promoting insulin resistance, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and MASLD—conditions that are rising at an alarming rate worldwide. Regarding this, MASLD is currently the most common liver disorder worldwide. The significant risk of progression of MASLD to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, coupled with the fact that treatment options remain limited, underscores the urgent need for novel strategies to prevent this disorder.
In addition, dietary patterns also play a key role in shaping the composition and functions of the gut microbiota. Microbiota dysbiosis has been linked to weight gain, adiposity and the development of several metabolic disorders, resulting in a complex process that requires in-depth investigation.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to present original research exploring the mechanisms through which dietary patterns exert their beneficial or harmful effects while highlighting novel therapeutic interventions for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
Dr. Emma Barroso
Dr. Laia Vilà
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary patterns
- MASLD
- lipid metabolism
- insulin resistance
- gut microbiota
- obesity
- therapy
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