Effects of Diet Balance and Nutrition on Metabolic Bone Disease

Dear Colleagues,

There has been accumulating evidence and increasing recognition in the contribution of diet in metabolic bone disease with both macro- and micronutrients as well as dietary patterns playing important roles in bone health.  Metabolic bone disease is an umbrella term encompassing conditions like osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteomalacia and rickets, all which if left untreated can lead to bone fragility and reduced quality of life.   In recent years, research has focused on the potential role of nutritional biomarkers and their impact on metabolic bone health and endocrine pathways.  Aside from nutrition, other lifestyle factors such as exercise, smoking, alcohol and sleep, also play critical roles in bone health.  In an era of an ageing population and accumulating comorbidities and frailty, nutrition, and general lifestyle advice in the context of bone health, gain particular relevance as part of a holistic patient management. In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we hope to improve the understanding of the role of specific nutrients and diet as a whole on bone health.  We invite papers that address topics ranging from the role of nutrition in mechanistic processes relevant to bone health through to nutritional recommendations aiming to improve the disease course and the management of bone disease.

Dr. Elena Nikiphorou
Dr. Elena Philippou
Guest Editors

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