Nutritional Challenges in Women From Mid- to Older Age

Dear Colleagues,

As the result of increased life expectancy and subsequent increase in aging population, the prevalence of certain chronic conditions, including (but not limited to) osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, might reach epidemic proportions. Furthermore, it is also important to note that low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI) increases with age and persists in older individuals, even when other illnesses are not present. Dietary factors are major contributors to many chronic diseases and to LGCI, the latter being an underliying condition of many. Typical Western-type diet, characterized by high consumption of processed foods, refined sugars, and cereals, as well as higher intake of fat with resulting high ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, has been atributed to many of the modern-time ailments.

This Special Issue of Nutrients, entitled “Nutritional Challenges in Women: From Mid- to Older Age”, welcomes the submission of either original research manuscripts or reviews of the scientific literature. Manuscripts should address the changes in nutrient requirements and intake in women during pre- through post-menopausal periods and beyond, in the context of the role of individual nutrients or specific foods in the development, prevention, and/or treatment of modern-time chronic conditions.

Topics should have a clear focus on women from mid- to older age and discuss the nutritional influences in the development, prevention, and/or management of chronic diseases.

Prof. Jasminka Ilich-Ernst
Guest Editor

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