Dietary Carbohydrate and Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbohydrates".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2021) | Viewed by 57296
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dietary fiber; whole grains; sugars; dietary partterns; diabetes; cardiometabolic risk; obesity; nutrigenomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Incorporating carbohydrates into our diet can impact health in both a positive and negative manner. All carbohydrates are not created equally, and the metabolic consequences of a high-carbohydrate diet can vary depending on the quality of the carbohydrates consumed. For instance, replacing refined grains with whole grains in the diet is associated with positive health benefits, such as lower cholesterol, triglycerides, and insulin. Furthermore, understanding how factors such as underlying genetic variation and gut microbiota composition may modify diet–disease risk can help in effectively tailoring dietary advice to individual needs. Observational evidence has found that higher whole-grain and/or cereal fiber intake is linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), yet the mechanism is not well defined. Diets low in fiber are pervasive around the globe, and the inclusion of isolated or synthetic fibers into food products or supplements is one approach to increasing fiber intake. Fibers have different physiological characteristics and thereby confer different health benefits. Randomized controlled trials to demonstrate clinically meaningful health benefits for novel dietary fibers are needed.
In this Special Issue, we are interested in reporting novel evidence linking dietary carbohydrates to health. Please submit original research or reviews on the following topics:
- Effects of carbohydrate quality on gut microbiota composition and metabolic risk;
- Understanding the effect of genetic variation on carbohydrate metabolism and disease risk;
- Effect of isolated fiber supplementation to manipulate the gut microbiota;
- Novel dietary fibers and physiological health outcomes;
- Dietary substitution models (replacement of refined with whole grains.
Dr. Nicola McKeown
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Carbohydrate
- Dietary fiber
- Sugar
- Grains
- Gut microbiota
- Cardiometabolic health
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