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Nutrition, Prevention, and Management Strategies in Alzheimer’s Disease submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; antioxidant; cognitive stimulation; dementia; inflammation; multimodal approach; nutrition; nutritional supplement; oxidative stress; physical activity; prevention; preventive strategies; social engagement; vascular factors; vitamin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Neuro Sciences)
Maternal Nutrition, Lifestyles, Environmental Contaminants, and Pregnancy Complications submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; maternal nutrition; lifestyles; environmental contaminants; endocrine disruptors; placental epigenetics; gestational diabetes; fetal growth and development; neonatal metabolomics; diet–exposure interactions; perinatal outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition in Women)
Early Life Diet, Environmental Factors and Biomarkers for Childhood Growth and Development
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: early life nutrition; environmental exposures; diet-environment interactions; developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD); childhood growth biomarkers; prenatal and postnatal diet; nutritional epidemiology; environmental toxicology; metabolic programming; pediatric growth trajectories
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nutrition)
Holistic Health Through Plant-Based Diets: Metabolic Health and Physical Performance
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based diets; phytochemicals; physical activity; chronic disease prevention; physiological processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sports Nutrition)
Role of Diet on Colorectal Cancer—Prevention or Treatment?
edited by José Alberto Molina-Tijeras and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: colorectal cancer; diet; nutrition; microbiota; nutraceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Pathogenesis, Prevention and Nutritional Therapy of Acute Kidney Injury
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute kidney injury; kidney disease; clinical management; nutritional therapy; diet; microbiome; fatty acids; antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Novel Nutritional Strategies and Nutraceuticals in Liver Health and Disease submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver diseases; nutrition therapy; dietary supplements; fatty liver; sarcopenia; frailty; gastrointestinal microbiome; intestinal mucosa; inflammation; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Micronutrients and Phytochemicals in the Regulation of Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Function
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: micronutrients; phytochemicals; polyphenols; gut microbiome; metabolic function; metabolic health; insulin resistance; obesity; intestinal barrier; host–microbiome interactions; metabolic syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
Integrative Dietary Approaches to Chronic Pain Management
edited by and Gallelli Luca
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic pain; nutrition; nutraceuticals; gut–brain axis; inflammation; neuroinflammation; clinical nutrition; integrative pain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
Harnessing Natural Bioactives for Sustainable Nutrition and Chronic Disease Control
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13157 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; chronic disease control; health promotion; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; immunomodulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
The Impact of Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions on Liver Diseases
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9415 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary interventions; lifestyle interventions; microbiome modulation; target trial emulation; MASLD/MASH; liver fibrosis; cirrhosis; chronic liver diseases; hepatocellular carcinoma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Nutrition and Supplementation in Lipid Disorders submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8534 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipids; lipid profile; nutrition; dietetics; dietary supplements; microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipids)
Micronutrients Intake and Physiological-Disease-Related Outcomes
edited by Broderick Dickerson and Drew Gonzalez
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open
Keywords: vitamins; minerals; metabolism; disease; risk factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Micronutrients and Human Health)
Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk Across the Life Course submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4296 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary patterns; nutrient intakes; food groups; cardiovascular disease; coronary heart disease; atherosclerosis; racial/ethnic disparities; mechanistic pathways; precision nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
Personalized Nutrition and Metabolic Health in Gestational Diabetes submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3142 | Submission Open
Keywords: gestational diabetes; nutrition; chrononutrition’ energy requirements; carbohydrates; protein; lipids; maternal outcome; fetal outcome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition in Women)
Nutrition, Stress, and Psychological Well-Being Across the Lifespan
edited by , , and Monika Bidzan-Wiącek
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2103 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; psychological well-being; stress; mental health; lifespan
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Dietary Fiber and Chronic Inflammation—Mechanisms, Biomarkers and Therapeutic Potential
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1878 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary fiber; chronic inflammation; gut microbiome / gut microbiota; metabolites; inflammatory biomarkers; prebiotics; inflammatory diseases; anti-inflammation signaling pathway
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Immunology)
Intermittent Fasting and Cardiovascular Health: Mechanisms, Benefits, and Clinical Evidence
edited by Araceli Muñoz-Garach and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open
Keywords: intermittent fasting; cardiovascular disease; cardiometabolic health; lipid profile; blood pressure; glycemic control; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
Nutritional Modulation of Metabolic Pathways in Chronic Diseases submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional intervention; dietary patterns; eating habits; dietary intervention; healthy eating plan; metabolic pathways; metabolites; metabolomics; metabolic profiling; metabolic remodelling; metabolic reprogramming; biomarkers; non-communicable diseases; chronic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Vitamins and Minerals in Immune Homeostasis: From Molecular Pathways to Clinical and Translational Applications submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open
Keywords: micronutrients; vitamins; minerals; immunomodulation; gut microbiota and host-microbe interactions; inflammation; oxidative stress; immune metabolism; nutritional immunology; translational nutrition; precision nutrition; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic and endocrine diseases; diseases of the respiratory system; diseases of the digestive system; autoimmune and systemic diseases; neurological diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Immunology)
Nutritional Therapies in Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation: From Pathophysiological Mechanisms to Clinical Application
edited by Piergiorgio Bolasco
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open
Keywords: new nutritional strategies in various stages of chronic kidney disease; new nutritional strategies requiring compensatory replacement plans in hemodialysis; new nutrition strategies with replacement plans in peritoneal dialysis; nutrition strategies in kidney transplantation patients and in kidney donors; the underestimated harm caused by the consumption of ultra-processed foods in patients with chronic kidney disease; dialysis, and transplant recipients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Nutrition for Diabetes in Pregnancy: From Preconception to Puerperium
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: preconception care; gestational diabetes mellitus; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; medical nutrition therapy; fetal growth; glycemic control; dietary patterns; continuous glucose monitoring; gestational weight gain; fetal programming; breastfeeding; postpartum metabolism; cardiometabolic risk; maternal–fetal medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Diabetes)
Human Milk in Infant Oral and Gut Health
edited by and Manuela Cardoso
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: human milk; breastfeeding; breastmilk; infant oral health; gut health; oral–gut–systemic axis; infant microbiome; oral microbiome; gut microbiome; inflammation; early-life nutrition; craniofacial development; translational pediatric health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nutrition)
The Relationship Between Bioactive Compounds Derived from Herbs and Cancer
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: herb; bioactive compounds; phytochemicals; cancer; nutritional status; cancer cachexia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
The Use of Digital Technology in Childhood Obesity Interventions and the Psychological and Nutritional Impacts
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: childhood obesity; digital health interventions; mobile health (mhealth); pediatric nutrition; behavioral health; psychological outcomes; health technology equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition Methodology & Assessment)
Lipid-Lowering Diets in Cardiovascular Health
edited by Panagiota G. Pietri and Konstantinos A. Aznaouridis
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: high cholesterol; saturated fat; unsaturated fat; obesity; dietary guidelines; cardiovascular risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipids)
Plant-Based Natural Products and Cancer: A Challenge to Chart a New Course
edited by and Hisham Hussan
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27400 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision oncology; precision nutrition; bioactive food components; cancer prevention and control; diet and nutrition; dietary oncopharmacognosy; pharmacology; natural products; cancer kinome; chemoprevention; natural products; small-molecule inhibitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
Impact of Diet, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior on Non-Communicable Disease Development
edited by Jennifer Frediani
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17183 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; nutrition; intuitive eating; dietary patterns; energy balance; gut microbiota; lifestyle; physical activity; sedentary behavior; weight neutral; non-communicable diseases; cardiovascular disease; type 2 diabetes; cancer; chronic respiratory; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
Addressing the Health Impacts of Dietary Exposure: Enhancing Public Health Through Dietary Literacy and Experimental Methodologies submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11278 | Submission Open
Keywords: health outcomes; dietary exposure; public health; nutrition literacy; inflammation and oxidative stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion)
Plant-Based Diet: Health Perspective submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10369 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived foods; functional food plants; vegan diets; plant-based diet; therapy; chronic disease management; healthy gut; fermented plant-derived foods; healthy life; complementary treatment; edible oils; spices; traditional medicine; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
Nutritional Interventions and Dietary Supplements in Chronic Diseases: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential
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submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9604 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional intervention; dietary supplements; bioactive compounds and functional foods; micronutrients and phytochemicals; molecular mechanisms of action; nutritional signaling pathways; gut microbiota and probiotics; nutritional genomics and epigenetics; experimental nutrition models; clinical nutrition and chronic disease; systematic reviews and meta-analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems
edited by Mēgan M. Patton-López, Emily H. Belarmino and Zubaida Qamar
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7283 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food systems; resilient food systems; sustainability; nutrition security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Shaping Healthy Nutrition and Lifestyles in Youth: Evidence from Schools, Camps and Community Programs
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submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6820 | Submission Open
Keywords: food habits; lifestyle; rest; physical activity; school-age children; adolescents; schools; camps; community programs; health status; weight status; food intake; food attitude
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion)
Plant-Based Diets Regulate Antioxidant-Inflammatory Balance submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5037 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based diets; antioxidant activity; inflammatory; nutraceuticals and supplementation in plant-based diets; processing of plant foods; green chemistry; effect of digestion on the antioxidant and inflammatory activity of food; in vitro model of the gastro-intestinal tract; holistic approach; models to study antioxidant and anti-inflammatory status in humans
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Nutrition Strategies to Improve Physical Performance in Team Sports Athletes
edited by and Dariusz Włodarek
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4465 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; sports nutrition; team-based sport; athletic performance; nutritional needs; hydration; low energy availability; RED-S; diet quality; dietary supplements; ergogenic aids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sports Nutrition)
Towards Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Environmental and Nutritional Perspectives—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4286 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable diets; healthy dietary patterns; plant-based consumption; food security; sustainable food systems; local and traditional diets; Mediterranean diet; vegetarian diets; human health; human wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion)
The Relationship Between Dietary Behavior, Food Perception and Psychological State submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4238 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; food perception; food preferences; appetite; eating behaviour; well-being; mental health; mental state; mental disorders; interpersonal relationships around food; nutritional psychology; consumer science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Nutrition and Exercise Synergy in Non-Communicable Diseases submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4004 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise; diet; life-span; health-span; metabolism; aging; sex-dependent modifications; calorie restriction; skeletal muscle; exercise mimetics; calorie restriction mimetics; exercise protocols; myofiber metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sports Nutrition)
Maternal and Child Nutrition: From Pregnancy to Early Life submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3672 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal nutrition; pregnancy metabolism; developmental programming; gestational diabetes; maternal obesity; neonatal adiposity; human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs); early-life nutrition; placental function; cardiometabolic health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Nutritional and Metabolic Support in Critical Illness: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Clinical Outcomes
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3264 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care nutrition; nutrition support; precision metabolic support; sarcopenia in critical illness; neuromuscular dysfunction; metabolic monitoring; muscle mass and functional recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Metabolic Health submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2773 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based diet; inflammation; metabolic health; obesity; type 2 diabetes; gut microbiota; polyphenols; dietary fiber; functional foods; nutrigenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Nutritional Modulation of Glucose Metabolism and Metabolic Disease: Dietary Patterns, Bioactive Compounds, and Underlying Mechanisms
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open
Keywords: glucose metabolism; metabolic diseases; type 2 diabetes; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); dietary patterns; nutritional interventions; functional foods; bioactive compounds; dietary polyphenols; insulin resistance; mitochondrial function and biogenesis; oxidative stress and inflammation; gut microbiota; endoplasmic reticulum stress; metabolic health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Diabetes)
Plant-Based Diets: Nutritional Adequacy, Bioactive Compounds, and In Vitro Cellular Bioactivity Assessment submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro assays; phytochemicals; polyphenols; cellular bioactivity; extracts; by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
Dietetic Management in MASLD (Evidence-Based Therapeutic Strategies)
edited by and Matina Kouvari
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition and metabolism; liver steatosis; liver fibrosis; metabolic syndrome; dietary patterns; personalized nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Nutrition)
Diet, Frailty, and Healthy Longevity: Targeting the Biology of Aging submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthy aging; nutrition; hallmarks of aging; frailty; dieteray intervention; geroscience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geriatric Nutrition)
The Role of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Alternative Therapies in Diabetes and Obesity submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; exercise; alternative therapy; obesity; diabetes; inflammation; metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
The Importance of Nutrition Education to Enable Lifelong Healthy Diets
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submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet-related chronic diseases; noncommunicable disease prevention; nutrition knowledge; nutrition education; food choices; consumer awareness and attitudes; the role and effectiveness of education; communication channels; artificial intelligence and nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion)
Therapeutic and Clinical Applications of Omega‑3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Dietary Supplementation
edited by , and Yasna Muñoz
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open
Keywords: Omega-3 or n-3 PUFAs; dietary supplementation; nutrition; health; clinical situacionts; prevention; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipids)
Early-Life Nutrition and Metabolic Programming in Neonates: Endocrine Function and Related Clinical Outcomes
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1521 | Submission Open
Keywords: preterm infants; neonatal nutrition; metabolic programming; endocrine outcomes; growth and body composition; breastmilk feeding; fortification; supplementation; parenteral nutrition; enteral nutrition; nutrigenomics; cardiometabolic risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pediatric Nutrition)
Nutrition and Lifestyle in Cancer Care, Prevention and Survivorship submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional intervention; dietary patterns; cancer prevention; survivorship care; nutrient metabolism; malnutrition prevention; cancer-related cachexia; personalized nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional Epidemiology)
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