Guest Editors
Yi Lin
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Dr. Yi Lin is a nutrition scientist working in the Smart Medicine Laboratory at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Her expertise covers dietary patterns, food chemistry, nutritional science, and dietary behaviors. Dr. Yi Lin leads interdisciplinary research projects investigating the impacts of dietary patterns, food structure, eating behaviors, and nutritional status on human health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and cancers. By bridging fundamental insights from science with public health and clinical nutrition, her work bridges the gap between laboratory-based discovery, clinical application, and evidence-informed policy. This integrative approach advances our understanding of nutrition’s critical role in health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan.
Miao Xu
First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
Miao Xu, MD, is an associate chief physician at the First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University. With extensive experience in clinical medicine and academic research, Dr. Xu specializes in the diagnosis and management of endocrine and metabolic disorders. Her research interests are primarily focused on the pathophysiology and therapeutic interventions for diabetes, obesity, and their associated complications. In particular, she has conducted significant work on metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and the clinical treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, aiming to reduce long-term morbidity through integrated care models. Dr. Xu is dedicated to bridging the gap between clinical practice and evidence-based research to improve patient outcomes.
Collection Overview
Global dietary patterns are undergoing a rapid nutritional transition driven by cultural, economic, and social shifts, resulting in profound effects on diet quality and nutritional status, ultimately contributing to the rising global burden of chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Addressing this challenge requires not only a deeper understanding of diet–disease relationships but also the development and implementation of effective nutritional strategies for both prevention and management.
This collection seeks to advance the science at the intersection of public health and clinical practice by showcasing methodological innovations that strengthen evidence on dietary patterns and their role in chronic disease outcomes. We welcome contributions featuring innovative and rigorous methodological advances that drive research across the food–agriculture–nutrition–health continuum, including novel dietary assessment tools, biomarker-based nutritional phenotyping approaches, data integration frameworks, and innovative intervention designs with applications in both public health and clinical settings.
This collection emphasizes methodological approaches that bridge multidisciplinary domains, linking food composition and agricultural exposures with individual- and population-level dietary behaviors. By integrating data across these scales, the collection aims to generate translatable insights that support precision nutrition, public health surveillance, and clinical decision-making. Ultimately, it seeks to accelerate the development of actionable nutritional strategies for the prevention and management of chronic diseases through the integration of public health and clinical science.
Articles
Abstracts
Effect of ω-3 PUFA supplements on immune & inflammatory responses in malnourished discharged gastrointestinal cancer patients
Zeng-Bao Hu1,
Hua Yu*2
1Smart Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China,
2Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ningbo No.2 Hospital
Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Strategies for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases
Zhengmin Feng1
1Southwest Jiaotong University