Dear Colleagues,

Life expectancy has considerably increased in most affluent countries; however, despite living longer, many people suffer ill-health or disability in the last 15 to 20 years of life largely due to an increased prevalence of chronic non communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and  cognitive decline.

The increasing prevalence of these conditions is largely related to lifestyle-related factors such as poor diet, smoking and sedentarism. According to WHO estimates, the elimination of these factors would reduce the risk of CVD, stroke, and type 2 diabetes by 80%, thus promoting healthy aging. Diet quality plays a major role. There is a growing literature indicating that specific dietary constituents and compounds from different functional foods and nutraceuticals may modulate the risk of age-related diseases. Furthermore, the Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea (PREDIMED) study has shown a 30% reduction in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and a 52% reduction in the incidence of diabetes with the implementation of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil and nuts.

In this Special Issue, we aim to expand knowledge on promoters of healthy aging, with a special focus on nutrition-related factors in order to identify the most effective strategies to promote public health messages to the older population. We welcome the submission of manuscripts describing original research, or reviewing scientific literature (review and metanalysis), and providing insights on the role of diets and other lifestyle-related factors in the prevention and management of chronic age-related diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, sarcopenia and cognitive decline.

Prof. Dr. Olga Vaccaro
Dr. Marilena Vitale
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• diabetes
• cardiovascular diseases
• nutrition
• healthy ageing