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Nutrition and Exercise for Weight Loss

Editors

Prof. Roberto Cannataro, MSc

Galascreen srl University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS) Italy

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Research Interests: Nutrition and dietetics; miRNA; supplements formulation; sports medicine; nutritional Biochemistry; nutrition assessment; phytochemicals; body composition; carbohydrate metabolism; and energy metabolism

Prof. Jorge Luis Petro, ePhD, CSCS

Associate Professor, Research Group in Physical Activity, Sports and Health Sciences (GICAFS), Universidad de Córdoba, Montería 230002, Colombia

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Research Interests: Exercise science; exercise physiology; strength & conditioning; sport physiology; exercise testing; exercise intervention; body composition; exercise biochemistry; nutrition and exercise performance

Prof. Diego A. Bonilla, cPhD, ISAK 3

Research Division, DBSS INTERNATIONAL, Bogotá 110861, Colombia

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Research Interests: Nutrition and dietetics; nutritional biochemistry; systems biology; molecular biology; biochemistry; sports medicine; exercise science; body composition; muscle growth; nutrition and exercise performance; dietary supplements

About this topic

Overweight and obesity are global public health problems, which in most cases result from a combination of excessive caloric intake and physical inactivity. At a physiological level, they are characterized by hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the adipocytes in white adipose tissue but also involve alterations at the endocrine level that can affect other tissues, including brown adipose tissue. In this sense, new evidence is constantly emerging about the nutrition and exercise strategies for optimizing body fat reduction while preserving the fat-free mass and the rest energy expenditure. Unfortunately, the disadvantage of social media marketing makes this practice characterized by abundant misinformation, malpractices, pseudoscience or "broscience" and the transmission of concepts in a reductionist manner by those who call themselves "professionals", "experts" or "researchers" in the area, without having any quality education or accredited experience in the research field. Furthermore, the frequent consumption of performance or image enhancing drugs, which are known to have several side effects and increase the risk of morbidity and mortality, makes necessary that recommendations based on the results of scientific research with the aim of maximizing results, increase adherence to the intervention programs and avoid the consumption of drugs. This Special Issue will cover topics related to nutrition and exercise interventions for weight loss from a metabolic, physiological, or performance point of view in several populations (healthy subjects, overweight / obese individuals, exercisers focused on muscle-building and high-level athletes).

Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Original research articles, reviews, case studies as well as short communications are welcomed. All papers published in OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine (ISSN 2573-4393) are published in full open access. In order to provide free access to readers, and to cover the costs of peer review, copyediting, typesetting, long-term archiving, and journal management, a paper processing charge (APC) of 300 USD (US Dollars) applies to papers accepted after peer review in 2020. Please note that for papers submitted before 30 June 2020 a 50% discount of publication fee applies. In addition to US Dollar, we also accept payment in Euros (EUR), or British Pound Sterling (GBP). Please note there are no submission charges in OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine.

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