Research advances in the field of nutrition are used to create guidelines, improve evidence based decision-making, and improve health and performance. Nutrition is a broad field that includes functional foods, supplements, and dietary approaches that are used by practitioners when prescribing nutritional advice.
Functional foods can be considered as food items consisting of therapeutic properties from non-caloric and non-essential nutrients such as antioxidants (anthocyanin, chlorogenic acid, resveratrol, etc.), as well as fiber and minerals, thereby integrating a robust food matrix. Functional foods are sometimes interchangeable with herbal medicines, especially when considering powdered formulas. Cocoa, cinnamon, berries, cherries, grapes, cruciferous vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc. are some examples of functional foods.
While functional foods are appealing strategies in the management of various common diseases, adherence to dietary approaches is the cornerstone of evidence based long-term health. Recently, many types of diets have gained global attention such as intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate diets, high-protein diets, ketogenic diet, Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, and so forth.
Furthermore, for optimal health understanding the interaction of physical exercise with dietary strategies is essential. Thus, supplements (e.g., creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, amino acids, proteins) aimed at optimizing performance, immune system, recovery, and muscle building deserve further attention.
Along these lines, this Research Topic welcomes studies focused on functional foods, supplements, and dietary approaches in the management of clinical care and sports. The types of studies sought after include randomized clinical trials, observational studies, narrative reviews, and systematic reviews with and without meta-analyses. Animal and in vitro studies will be excluded.
Among the vast field of clinical nutrition, any type of disease or clinical disorder for which nutrition can help manage is of interest this Research Topic, such as cardiometabolic diseases, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal disorders and inflammatory bowel diseases, cancer, sarcopenia, etc. Results focused on intermediate (e.g., cardiometabolic and other markers) and primary (e.g., mortality, major adverse cardiac events, cancer, etc.) outcomes are fully appreciated.
Research advances in the field of nutrition are used to create guidelines, improve evidence based decision-making, and improve health and performance. Nutrition is a broad field that includes functional foods, supplements, and dietary approaches that are used by practitioners when prescribing nutritional advice.
Functional foods can be considered as food items consisting of therapeutic properties from non-caloric and non-essential nutrients such as antioxidants (anthocyanin, chlorogenic acid, resveratrol, etc.), as well as fiber and minerals, thereby integrating a robust food matrix. Functional foods are sometimes interchangeable with herbal medicines, especially when considering powdered formulas. Cocoa, cinnamon, berries, cherries, grapes, cruciferous vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc. are some examples of functional foods.
While functional foods are appealing strategies in the management of various common diseases, adherence to dietary approaches is the cornerstone of evidence based long-term health. Recently, many types of diets have gained global attention such as intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate diets, high-protein diets, ketogenic diet, Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, and so forth.
Furthermore, for optimal health understanding the interaction of physical exercise with dietary strategies is essential. Thus, supplements (e.g., creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, amino acids, proteins) aimed at optimizing performance, immune system, recovery, and muscle building deserve further attention.
Along these lines, this Research Topic welcomes studies focused on functional foods, supplements, and dietary approaches in the management of clinical care and sports. The types of studies sought after include randomized clinical trials, observational studies, narrative reviews, and systematic reviews with and without meta-analyses. Animal and in vitro studies will be excluded.
Among the vast field of clinical nutrition, any type of disease or clinical disorder for which nutrition can help manage is of interest this Research Topic, such as cardiometabolic diseases, kidney diseases, gastrointestinal disorders and inflammatory bowel diseases, cancer, sarcopenia, etc. Results focused on intermediate (e.g., cardiometabolic and other markers) and primary (e.g., mortality, major adverse cardiac events, cancer, etc.) outcomes are fully appreciated.
