The Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Autoimmune Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 20438
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical research; inflammatory bowel diseases; acute pancreatitis; chronic pancreatitis; pancreatic cancer; autoimmune pancreatitis; irritable bowel syndrome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autoimmune diseases are a diverse group of diseases affecting almost all organs and systems and characterized by an abnormal immune response to their own tissues and organs. Concerningly, autoimmune disease incidence is increasing, especially in developed countries. Over 100 different autoimmune diseases have been described, affecting from 3% to 5% of the population. The etiology of autoimmune diseases is unclear in most cases, although both genetic and environmental factors are taken into account. Among the latter, nutritional factors appear to be of increasing importance. Celiac disease causes gluten sensitivity, the best-known effect of nutritional factors in autoimmune disease. Increasingly, studies also indicate the role of nutrition in IBD and the influence of nutrition through not only typical autoimmune mechanisms but also highly processed foods. Consumption of processed foods may increase the risk for other autoimmune diseases. Diet as a modifiable factor also has the potential to improve clinical outcomes for several major autoimmune diseases.
Along with nutrition, physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle, impacting energy balance, promoting the functional ability of various systems, and improving immunity. Both may influence lifelong health by improving body composition, musculoskeletal health, and physical and cognitive performance. Physical activity can replace many drugs, but nothing can replace physical activity—this slogan is important not only in terms of maintaining a healthy body weight or preventing metabolic disorders, but also regarding autoimmune disorders.
This Special Issue on nutrition and physical activity in autoimmune diseases will include current research on the role of these factors in autoimmune diseases, both in the gastrointestinal tract and beyond. Manuscripts presenting basic and clinical research, observational and meta-analysis studies, and analytical reviews are encouraged in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Grazyna Rydzewska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- autoimmune diseases
- nutrition
- celiac disease
- gluten sensitivity
- inflammatory bowel disease
- processed food
- physical activity
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