Focus and Scope

We provide a specialized platform for researchers to disseminate findings that elucidate the underlying mechanisms—whether behavioral, biological, or ecological—through which habitual food choices modulate health status. Habitus Food and Medica aims to advance evidence-based strategies that seamlessly integrate nutritional habit modification into personalized and population-level healthcare practices.

Habitus Food and Medica welcomes original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and expert commentaries across a broad range of disciplines, including, but not limited to:

A. Nutrition and Clinical Medicine

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT): Research on the efficacy of dietary patterns and nutritional interventions in the treatment of chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal failure).

  • Nutritional Physiology and Pathophysiology: Studies on how habitual food intake affects molecular pathways, disease progression, and patient recovery.

  • Behavioral Adherence: Factors influencing patient compliance with therapeutic diets and the sustainability of long-term nutritional changes.

B. Public Health and Prevention

  • Nutritional Epidemiology: Large-scale studies linking population food habits with disease burden, morbidity, and mortality.

  • Health Policy and Interventions: Evaluation of public health policies (e.g., food taxes, labeling regulations) designed to reshape societal Food Habitus and reduce disease risk.

  • Preventive Nutrition: Research focused on primary prevention, including maternal and early childhood nutrition, and educational programs promoting healthy dietary habits.

C. Human Ecology and Socio-Cultural Determinants

  • Food Systems and Environment: The impact of local, regional, and global food environments on individual and community Food Habitus.

  • Socio-Cultural Influences: Anthropological and sociological studies on how culture, belief systems, and economic factors shape enduring dietary patterns.

  • Sustainability and Health: Research connecting sustainable food consumption habits with long-term human health and planetary well-being.