Nutritional Pearls and Pitfalls of Gastrointestinal Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 142801
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gastrointestinal motility disturbances; functional gastrointestinal disorders -chronic constipation; irritable bowel syndrome; defecation disorders; anorectal manometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the 5th century BC, Hippocrates wrote “Let food be your medicine” because since ancient times food has been considered a possible remedy to treat many different diseases. In recent years the nutritional approach to gastrointestinal diseases has gained a renewed and increasing popularity among both health care professionals and patients. Many people think of food as the main source of their wellbeing, and a nutritional approach is often considered safer than traditional drug therapy, presuming that what is “natural” is beneficial, or at least harmless. Unfortunately, people usually tend to overestimate the positive effects of some compounds contained in food and/or underestimate the possible metabolic interaction of foods with the drugs they are currently taking . Moreover, many patients go on a diet, even the most odd and bizarre, purely on the basis of a personal whim or, even worse, following the suggestions of friends and relatives. This is usually done without any expert supervision regarding the diet’s nutritional adequacy and therapeutic efficacy. Within this framework, it is not to be overlooked that the impact of the media on the perception of these topics is often very detrimental and disruptive. This is because they frequently propose a distorted view of the nutritional issues, often conveyed and promoted by TV, film, and sports celebrities. These messages frequently overlap with previous subjective opinions, and are further processed on the basis of the different culture of the patients, producing strange, unhelpful, or even dangerous behaviors.
Based on the above background, the aims of this Special Issue are to analyze the actual facts and the false beliefs regarding the possible positive and negative impacts of food and, in general, of the dietary approach to many different gastrointestinal diseases. It will hopefully be able to help physicians and, in general, health care professionals to understand where they should focus their attention when communicating with patients, detecting false opinions and misconceptions, and suggesting a more correct and healthier nutritional approach on the basis of scientific evidence.
Prof. Massimo Bellini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Diet
- Nutrition
- Food
- Therapy
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