Nutrition, Genes, and Biological Pathways Influencing Metabolism and Obesity
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Obesity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 502
Special Issue Editor
Interests: obesity; insulin resistance; metabolism; inflammation; stress; diabetes; nutrition; biomarkers; genotyping; gene expression; adipocytes; white adipose tissue; brown adipose tissue; mitochondria
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well-established that diet and lifestyle play significant roles in the development of obesity and comorbidities across the globe. However, the interplay between genetic susceptibility to obesity and nutrient intake is an area of active investigation and a potential contributor to obesity risk. Obesity is a serious health concern that can lead to a number of metabolic and other health complications. These include metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Adipose tissue, once considered merely a storage organ for lipids, is actually a dynamic endocrine tissue that responds to environmental cues (such as nutrients and dietary intake) as well as genetic variations affecting responses to nutrition. Regulation of gene expression in metabolic and obesity pathways in response to nutrition, genetics or nutrient-gene interactions has a significant impact on human health.
The scope of this Special Issue is to publish articles that investigate the role of nutrition and/or nutrigenomics (gene–nutrient–food interactions) in obesity and comorbidities such as metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. The Special Issue will provide the scientific community with the latest advances in exploring the relationships between nutrition, genes, and obesity as well as their comorbidities. This will enhance our understanding of the role of nutrition in human health.
Prof. Dr. Saraswathy Nair
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diet-induced obesity
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- inflammation
- diabetes
- nutrition
- diet
- biomarkers
- genotyping
- gene expression
- white adipose tissue
- brown adipose tissue
- nutrigenomics
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