Molecular Nutrition and Physiology for Health and Sports Performance
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
3. Department of Neuroscience, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
4. Department of Neuroscience, Research Center for Mathematical Medicine, Tokyo 183-0014, Japan
Interests: molecular nutrition; RED-S; sports performance; neural information processing in athletes; neural regeneration; computational neuroscience
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid advances in molecular nutrition and physiology are leading to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of nutrition in maintaining health and improving sports performance. This Special Issue aims to integrate health science and sports science by focusing on the relationship between the functions of nutrients at the molecular level and physiological responses.
This Special Issue will focus on various molecular nutrition and physiology research topics related to health and sports performance. The following are representative examples, and we welcome a wide range of innovative research on related issues, such as the following:
- Energy metabolism and nutrient signaling during exercise;
- Molecular mechanisms of nutritional interventions in exercise performance and recovery;
- Chrononutrition and exercise adaptation;
- The role of exercise-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant nutrients;
- Molecular mechanisms of nutrients in regulating immune function;
- Nutritional signaling in muscle adaptation and regeneration;
- Interactions between nutrients and the maintenance of brain and nervous system function;
- The effects of nutrients on the regulation of gene expression.
In addition to these, we are also actively seeking original research themes that demonstrate new developments in molecular nutritional physiology.
For this Special Issue, we are looking for a wide range of research papers, including original research papers reporting new findings from a molecular nutritional approach, review papers summarizing the latest research trends, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. In particular, we seek research that integrates a wide range of research results, from basic research to clinical applications, and contributes to establishing new nutritional strategies for improving health and sports performance.
The research submitted should be based on a rigorous experimental plan, and should include high-quality data, appropriate statistical analysis, and a clear theoretical basis. In addition, it is necessary to meet the standards of research fairness, such as ethical considerations and disclosure of conflicts of interest.
Prof. Dr. Katsuhiko Hata
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- relative energy deficiency in sport (RED‐S)
- low energy availability (LEA)
- female athlete triad
- molecular nutrition
- oxidative stress
- sports performance
- metabolic signaling
- nutritional biochemistry
- chrononutrition
- muscle metabolism
- neuronutrition
- gut–brain axis
- mental health in athletes
- neuroinflammation
- cognitive function
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