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The Effect of Nutrition on Epigenetic Status

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2022) | Viewed by 8324

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Dr. Rick Jansen

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Department of Public Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
Interests: epigenetics; spatial analysis; dietary assessment methods; cancer epidemiology; infectious disease epidemiology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to introduce a new Special Issue of Nutrients entitled “The Effect of Nutrition on Epigenetic Status”. We are interested in any papers that expand our knowledge regarding the connection between food, food components, nutrients, or supplements and either direct or indirect influence on epigenetic status. We are interested in both animal and human studies, all dietary and dietary pattern analyses, new dietary assessment methods, and all types of epigenetic processes and modifications including methylation, histones, miRNA, and RNA.

The main demonstrated effect of epigenetic factors (e.g., methylation markers) has been related to gene activity and expression. Coming from a public health background, my research focus is identifying strategies to prevent disease and improve health. Therefore, understanding how we can influence epigenetic status through dietary intake in order to improve the quality of a person’s life is very appealing. Our knowledge related to epigenetic factors and their modification or control through nutritional intake is still very limited. Therefore, further research is required to provide strong evidence of the functional relationship between dietary intake and epigenetic status, which ultimately leads to altered cellular processes and functions.

We welcome different types of manuscript submissions, including original research articles and up-to-date reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses).

Potential topics are very broad, but must include a dietary and epigenetic element. Some potential areas may include but are not limited to dietary supplementation and effects on methylation status, new dietary assessment analysis methods to include epigenetic factors in a traditional dietary analysis, or comparing the methylation status of subjects with high-fat compared to low-fat diets.

Dr. Rick Jansen
Guest Editor

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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.

Keywords

  • epigenetics
  • dietary intake
  • supplementation
  • nutrients

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Periconceptional Maternal Diet Characterized by High Glycemic Loading Is Associated with Offspring Behavior in NEST
by Candice L. Alick, Rachel L. Maguire, Susan K. Murphy, Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Cathrine Hoyo and John S. House
Nutrients 2021, 13(9), 3180; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13093180 - 13 Sep 2021
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Maternal periconceptional diets have known associations with proper offspring neurodevelopment. Mechanisms for such associations include improper energy/nutrient balances between mother and fetus, as well as altered offspring epigenetics during development due to maternal nutrient and inflammatory status. Using a comprehensive food frequency questionnaire [...] Read more.
Maternal periconceptional diets have known associations with proper offspring neurodevelopment. Mechanisms for such associations include improper energy/nutrient balances between mother and fetus, as well as altered offspring epigenetics during development due to maternal nutrient and inflammatory status. Using a comprehensive food frequency questionnaire and assessing offspring temperament with the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (n = 325, mean age = 13.9 months), we sought to test whether a maternal periconceptional diet characterized by high glycemic loading (MGL) would affect offspring temperament using adjusted ordinal regression. After limiting false discovery to 10%, offspring born to mothers in tertile 3 of glycemic loading (referent = tertile 1) were more likely to be in the next tertile of anxiety [OR (95% CI) = 4.51 (1.88–11.07)] and inhibition-related behaviors [OR (95% CI) = 3.42 (1.49–7.96)]. Male offspring were more likely to exhibit impulsive [OR (95% CI) = 5.55 (1.76–18.33)], anxiety [OR (95% CI) = 4.41 (1.33–15.30)], sleep dysregulation [OR (95% CI) = 4.14 (1.34–13.16)], empathy [6.68 (1.95–24.40)], and maladaptive behaviors [OR (95% CI) = 9.86 (2.81–37.18)], while females were more likely to exhibit increased anxiety-related behaviors [OR (95% CI) = 15.02 (3.14–84.27)]. These associations persisted when concurrently modeled with the maternal–Mediterranean dietary pattern. In a subset (n = 142), we also found MGL associated with increased mean methylation of the imprint control region of SGCE/PEG10. In conclusion, these findings highlight the importance of maternal dietary patterns on offspring neurodevelopment, offering avenues for prevention options for mothers. Full article
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Epigenome Modulation Induced by Ketogenic Diets
by Paola Ungaro, Immacolata Cristina Nettore, Fabiana Franchini, Giuseppe Palatucci, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Annamaria Colao and Paolo Emidio Macchia
Nutrients 2022, 14(15), 3245; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14153245 - 08 Aug 2022
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Ketogenic diets (KD) are dietary strategies low in carbohydrates, normal in protein, and high, normal, or reduced in fat with or without (Very Low-Calories Ketogenic Diet, VLCKD) a reduced caloric intake. KDs have been shown to be useful in the treatment of obesity, [...] Read more.
Ketogenic diets (KD) are dietary strategies low in carbohydrates, normal in protein, and high, normal, or reduced in fat with or without (Very Low-Calories Ketogenic Diet, VLCKD) a reduced caloric intake. KDs have been shown to be useful in the treatment of obesity, metabolic diseases and related disorders, neurological diseases, and various pathological conditions such as cancer, nonalcoholic liver disease, and chronic pain. Several studies have investigated the intracellular metabolic pathways that contribute to the beneficial effects of these diets. Although epigenetic changes are among the most important determinants of an organism’s ability to adapt to environmental changes, data on the epigenetic changes associated with these dietary pathways are still limited. This review provides an overview of the major epigenetic changes associated with KDs. Full article
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