The Effect of Exercise and Diet on Energy Metabolism

Dear Colleagues,

The incidence of several cardiometabolic diseases (e.g., obesity, metabolic syndrome or type II diabetes mellitus) is rapidly increasing worldwide during the last decades accounting for important healthcare costs. Physical exercise and diet are well-recognized key factors that influence energy metabolism (including energy balance or nutrients oxidation, among others) in both healthy individuals and patients. Indeed, they improve metabolic flexibility which is defined as the ability of an individual to respond or adapt according to changes in metabolic or energy demand as well as the prevailing conditions or activity. However, new exercise and dietary interventions are emerging to manage energy metabolism-related parameters, being currently under debate their feasibility and efficacy.

This special issue entitled “The effect of exercise and diet on energy metabolism” aims to gather the latest findings on the effects of different exercise or dietary interventions and/or its combination on energy metabolism and metabolic flexibility for the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases not only in patients, but also in apparently healthy individuals. Authors are invited to submit relevant review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and original contributions for consideration for inclusion in this Special Issue.

Dr. Francisco José Amaro-Gahete
Guest Editor

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