About this Research Topic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined the term “diabesity” to describe the relationships between diabetes and obesity. These two conditions often coexist in the same person, increasing the risk of developing very serious complications. Nowadays, diabesity can be a global health crisis, representing one of the biggest health challenges. Addressing diabesity requires multifaceted strategies. Therefore, it is necessary to address the clinical and mechanistic complications of obesity to understand the relationships between them. In addition, considering that diet plays a pivotal role in obesity and diabetes, it is also necessary to evaluate the efficacy, mechanisms, and nuances of different foods, diets, and dietary patterns in diabesity prevention and management. Finally, general recommendations for prevention, evidence-based, and culturally competent management strategies must be developed and presented at the levels of the individual, community, and policymakers.
The current Research Topic aims to provide epidemiological evidence and mechanistic insights into the role of foods, diet, and dietary patterns in the prevention and management of diabesity. This includes exploring relationships and the impact of specific nutrients, bioactive compounds, specific dietary strategies or dietary patterns in the cellular and molecular biomarkers, and or, in clinical biomarker of diabetes and obesity, when coexisting in individuals and populations. In addition, evidence in dietary educational strategies to prevent or manage diabesity is also of interest.
This Research Topic aims to explore the role of foods, diet, and dietary patterns in the prevention and management of diabesity. We invite contributions addressing various themes, including but not limited to:
• Observational studies/clinical studies/systematic reviews on the role of foods, diet and dietary patterns in the prevention or management of diabesity.
• Experimental studies providing mechanistic insights into the role of foods, diet and dietary patterns in the prevention or management of diabesity.
• Educational strategies to prevent or manage diabesity at the levels of the individual, community, and policymakers.
The current Research Topic aims to provide epidemiological evidence and mechanistic insights into the role of foods, diet, and dietary patterns in the prevention and management of diabesity. This includes exploring relationships and the impact of specific nutrients, bioactive compounds, specific dietary strategies or dietary patterns in the cellular and molecular biomarkers, and or, in clinical biomarker of diabetes and obesity, when coexisting in individuals and populations. In addition, evidence in dietary educational strategies to prevent or manage diabesity is also of interest.
This Research Topic aims to explore the role of foods, diet, and dietary patterns in the prevention and management of diabesity. We invite contributions addressing various themes, including but not limited to:
• Observational studies/clinical studies/systematic reviews on the role of foods, diet and dietary patterns in the prevention or management of diabesity.
• Experimental studies providing mechanistic insights into the role of foods, diet and dietary patterns in the prevention or management of diabesity.
• Educational strategies to prevent or manage diabesity at the levels of the individual, community, and policymakers.
Keywords: Obesity, type 2 diabetes, inflammation, diabesity, foods, diet
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