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Benefits of Nutrition Compounds on Vascular and Metabolic Health

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2024) | Viewed by 1063

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Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 16171 Cuenca, Spain
Interests: epidemiology; peripheral artery disease; exercise therapy; nutritional factors; arterial stiffness

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Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 16171 Cuenca, Spain
Interests: cardiac function; arterial stiffness; heart; antioxidants; heart failure

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Dear Colleagues,

Cardiometabolic diseases are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 17.8 million deaths around the world each year. Due to the magnitude of these diseases, which include disorders such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome, in terms of incidence, prevalence, and transcendence, these diseases are considered one of the most urgent public health problems worldwide.

Paradoxically, food and nutrients can have both a deleterious role, since they may contribute to cardiometabolic risk through specific food groups as junk foods, sugary snacks, and sugar-sweetened beverages or macronutrients (fatty acids and sugars); specific nutrition compounds, such as fiber, antioxidants, vitamins or probiotics, may have a possible neutralizing or even beneficial role, hence promoting vascular and metabolic health.

If you have conducted interesting work discussing the positive effects of nutrition compounds on vascular and metabolic health, we encourage you to share your data and experience in this special issue: Benefits of Nutrition Compounds on Vascular and Metabolic Health.

Dr. Blanca Notario-Pacheco
Dr. Irene Sequi-Dominguez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • cardiometabolic disease
  • vascular health
  • cardiometabolic risk
  • nutrition compounds
  • metabolic risk factors
  • cardiovascular disease

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Effects of Short-Term Gluten-Free Diet on Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Quality of Life in Healthy Individuals: A Prospective Interventional Study
by Simon Lange, Simeon Tsohataridis, Niklas Boland, Lisa Ngo, Omar Hahad, Thomas Münzel, Philipp Wild, Andreas Daiber, Detlef Schuppan, Philipp Lurz, Karin Keppeler and Sebastian Steven
Nutrients 2024, 16(14), 2265; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16142265 - 13 Jul 2024
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Introduction: The exposome concept includes nutrition as it significantly influences human health, impacting the onset and progression of diseases. Gluten-containing wheat products are an essential source of energy for the world’s population. However, a rising number of non-celiac healthy individuals tend to reduce [...] Read more.
Introduction: The exposome concept includes nutrition as it significantly influences human health, impacting the onset and progression of diseases. Gluten-containing wheat products are an essential source of energy for the world’s population. However, a rising number of non-celiac healthy individuals tend to reduce or completely avoid gluten-containing cereals for health reasons. Aim and Methods: This prospective interventional human study aimed to investigate whether short-term gluten avoidance improves cardiovascular endpoints and quality of life (QoL) in healthy volunteers. A cohort of 27 participants followed a strict gluten-free diet (GFD) for four weeks. Endothelial function measured by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD), blood testing, plasma proteomics (Olink®) and QoL as measured by the World Health Organisation Quality-of-Life (WHOQOL) survey were investigated. Results: GFD resulted in decreased leucocyte count and C-reactive protein levels along with a trend of reduced inflammation biomarkers determined by plasma proteomics. A positive trend indicated improvement in FMD, whereas other cardiovascular endpoints remained unchanged. In addition, no improvement in QoL was observed. Conclusion: In healthy individuals, a short-term GFD demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects but did not result in overall cardiovascular improvement or enhanced quality of life. Full article
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