Nutrition Management and Dietary Treatment in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 13486
Special Issue Editor
Interests: liver diseases; chronic hepatitis; liver cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; NAFLD; NASH; HCV; HBV; primary biliary cholangitis; gastrointestinal diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Abundant data show that nutrition, combined with pharmacological therapies, has a fundamental role in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases such as GERD, gastric and duodenal ulcers, IBS, pancreatitis, IBD, and cancer. Furthermore, nutrition and intestinal microbiota are closely linked; incorrect nutrition alters the microbiota which, in turn, can affect many intestinal diseases and worsen prognosis.
For NAFLD and NASH, the most promising current therapy—besides physical activity—is correct nutrition. Recently, non-coding RNAs have been studied as biomarkers for NAFLD.
Moreover, in liver cirrhosis of any etiology, proper nutrition plays a fundamental role. Particularly in patients with advanced liver disease, it is important to implement a correct diet that maintains adequate fat and, above all, lean mass. It is necessary that the patient with cirrhosis does not develop sarcopenia, a fearful complication which, when present, determines an increase in morbidity and mortality. Thereby, providing adequate nutritional intake, both qualitatively and quantitatively, is essential to improving the prognosis of these patients. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide updated data on the relationship between nutrition and the gastroenterological and liver diseases indicated above.
Prof. Dr. Gaetano Bertino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- NAFLD
- non-coding RNAs
- sarcopenia
- liver cirrhosis
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