Dietary Practices and Dietary Treatment in Phenylketonuria
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
2. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago, Spain
Interests: pediatrics; rare metabolic diseases; biomarkers; metabolomics; diagnostics
2. Department of Pediatrics, Santiago de Compostela University Clinical Hospital, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Interests: nutrition; inborn errors of metabolism; neonatology
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2. CIBERFES, Fundación Investigación Hospital Clínico Universitario/INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: clinical nutrition; nutritional medicine; assessment human nutrition; nutritional and metabolic diseases; applied nutrition; nutrients; gastroenterology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for a Special Issue on “Dietary Practices and Dietary Treatment in Phenylketonuria”. This Special Issue aims to collect and disseminate innovative research and clinical practices addressing the challenges and advancements in managing this genetic condition through dietary approaches.
Topics of interest include the following:
- Effective dietary management strategies for phenylketonuria;
- Advances in dietary treatment and nutritional therapies;
- Impact of diet on patients' quality of life;
- Case studies and clinical experiences;
- Patient education and support for dietary adherence.
We look forward to your contributions and appreciate your participation in advancing the knowledge and treatment of phenylketonuria through dietary practices.
Dr. Luis Aldámiz-Ecehvarría
Prof. Dr. María Luz Couce
Dr. Giner Giner
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phenylketonuria
- nutrition
- clinical practice
- nutritional assessment
- comorbidities
- quality of life
- nutritional adherence
- patient-reported outcome measure (proms)
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