There is a growing body of research on lifestyle interventions using plant-based nutrition, and also for fasting protocols, or a combination of the both. Plant-based nutrition and fasting have both been shown to have benefits ranging from improvements in microbiome and cardio-metabolic biomarkers, but also for patients with various cardiovascular, degenerative, or inflammatory disorders. In addition to this, novel chrono-biological and genetic regulation benefits have been proposed. Whilst there are many mechanistic studies, evidence on the potential benefits of these interventions to patients in either the hospital and community setting is still somewhat limited.
The goal of this Research Topic is to promote and highlight the use of plant-based, whole-food, and fasting protocols in clinical settings, including both hospital and community. Patient improvements demonstrated in case studies, especially those conditions that lack effective established therapy can help individual patients to carefully trial novel treatments, and help health systems to more efficiently allocate resources to areas of potential investigation, or treatment.
The focus of this Research Topic is to showcase underutilized nutritional interventions, especially plant-based diets and fasting, which may lead to theories based on patient experiences and observations, and ultimately novel therapeutic benefits. We welcome submissions related to, but not limited to, the following:
• Non-communicable disease
• Studies involving human patients, from case reports, or case-series through to RCTs
• Reviews which highlight novel mechanisms or hypotheses
• Translational research
• Hospital or community based setting
Purely mechanistic research, or animal models are not in scope. Interventions using commercially available nutritional formula are also not in scope.
There is a growing body of research on lifestyle interventions using plant-based nutrition, and also for fasting protocols, or a combination of the both. Plant-based nutrition and fasting have both been shown to have benefits ranging from improvements in microbiome and cardio-metabolic biomarkers, but also for patients with various cardiovascular, degenerative, or inflammatory disorders. In addition to this, novel chrono-biological and genetic regulation benefits have been proposed. Whilst there are many mechanistic studies, evidence on the potential benefits of these interventions to patients in either the hospital and community setting is still somewhat limited.
The goal of this Research Topic is to promote and highlight the use of plant-based, whole-food, and fasting protocols in clinical settings, including both hospital and community. Patient improvements demonstrated in case studies, especially those conditions that lack effective established therapy can help individual patients to carefully trial novel treatments, and help health systems to more efficiently allocate resources to areas of potential investigation, or treatment.
The focus of this Research Topic is to showcase underutilized nutritional interventions, especially plant-based diets and fasting, which may lead to theories based on patient experiences and observations, and ultimately novel therapeutic benefits. We welcome submissions related to, but not limited to, the following:
• Non-communicable disease
• Studies involving human patients, from case reports, or case-series through to RCTs
• Reviews which highlight novel mechanisms or hypotheses
• Translational research
• Hospital or community based setting
Purely mechanistic research, or animal models are not in scope. Interventions using commercially available nutritional formula are also not in scope.