Nutritional Effects on Women’s Reproductive Health and Disease
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition in Women".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reproduction; gynecological disease; diet; epidemiology; risk factors
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Dear Colleagues,
Balanced nutrition is paramount for a number of health conditions affecting women throughout life, from puberty to menopause, and which can also be related to their reproductive well-being. For example, in polycystic ovary syndrome, reducing refined sugar intake with a low-carbohydrate diet can help improve insulin sensitivity and regulate the menstrual cycle. Similarly, in endometriosis, an anti-inflammatory diet rich in fruit, vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce chronic inflammation and relieve symptoms.
Interest in the relationship between diet and fertility has also increased greatly over the past decade, but a full understanding of the role of diet on fertility and pregnancy outcomes is far from complete. Further, dietary factors have been also associated with the outcome of assisted reproductive technologies.
This Special Issue aims to delve deeper into the aspects that link diet with fertility and human reproduction from epidemiological, biological and clinical points of view. Both original data and specific meta-analyses or systematic reviews that may offer new insights into the study of this relationship will be considered.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Parazzini
Dr. Giovanna Esposito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- diet
- dietary supplements
- dietary patterns
- macronutrients
- micronutrients
- infertility
- pregnancy outcomes
- endometriosis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- reproductive health
- assisted reproductive technology
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