Advances in Dietary Biomarkers for Assessing Food Intake and Their Impact on Health Outcomes

Dear Colleagues,

Diet is a pivotal, modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases, including cardiometabolic disorders, cancers, and neurodegenerative conditions. In epidemiological research, questionnaire-based dietary assessments are subject to large measurement errors and biases that can compromise the validity of findings. Existing studies have shown that food-derived molecules in biological samples may be an objective supplement to assess specific food components, thus enhancing the precision of dietary assessments.

We invite the submission of original research studies and comprehensive literature reviews for a Special Issue focused on the discovery, validation, and application of dietary biomarkers. Contributions should aim to improve the accuracy of dietary assessments and potential understanding on diet-disease relationship. We are particularly interested in studies that

• Identify and validate new biomarkers of foods and other dietary exposures;
• Compare the efficacy of biomarker-based dietary assessments with traditional questionnaire-based methods;
• Examine the interplay between diet, genetic predispositions, and the gut microbiota on these biomarkers;
• Apply food and nutrient biomarkers to observational and interventional studies.

This Special Issue seeks to advance the field of nutritional epidemiology by integrating innovative biomarker research with traditional dietary assessment techniques.

Prof. Dr. Geng Zong
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• biomarkers
• diet assessment
• nutritional epidemiology
• nutrition interventions
• non-communicable diseases