Effects of Dietary Intake on Cognitive Function
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2024 | Viewed by 1324
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dietary intake; stress; neuropsychology; nutrition; genetic syndromes; mental health; cognitive development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Nutrients entitled “Effects of Dietary Intake on Cognitive Function”. This issue invites submissions describing original research or systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Manuscripts addressing the effects of dietary interventions on cognitive outcomes and mental health, in either healthy subjects or those with metabolic disorders, are especially welcome.
Nutrition is an important component of a healthy society and is becoming an increasingly important focus of a wide range of research agendas. There is abundant evidence for the role of good-quality nutrition in physical growth, health and quality of life. Less is known about the direct and indirect effects (for example in obesity or metabolic syndrome) of dietary intake on mental health and cognitive function. Several metabolic disorders are characterized by a partial or full inability to metabolize certain amino acids and cognitive and mental health problems. Examples include phenylketonuria, tyrosinemia Type 1, and maple syrup urine disease. These used to be treated solely with highly restrictive dietary treatments. Significant refinement has taken place over recent decades regarding dietary treatment, and for some disorders medication has been introduced that diminishes reliance on dietary treatment alone. However, dietary restrictions are often still part of the treatment regimen, which could increase chances of nutritional shortages or imbalances, particularly after long-term exposure. In many metabolic disorders, cognitive and mental health problems cannot solely be explained by disease-specific biomarkers. Other biomarkers, indicative of overall or “other”’ nutrient intake, might help to elucidate the underpinnings of the cognitive–behavioral phenotype observed in these disorders.
Dr. Stephan C.J. Huijbregts
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dietary intake
- dietary interventions
- metabolic disorders
- phenylketonuria
- biomarkers
- cognitive function
- cognitive development
- cognitive assessment
- mental health
