The goal of this Research Topic is at multiple levels. There is a clear and urgent need to better understand which mechanisms related to the onset and progression of CDs and NDs are modifiable.

With this Research Topic, the scope is to publish original research papers, review articles, opinion articles and commentaries on the role of nutrients in systemic inflammation. The studies could be in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo.

This article addresses the lack of a clear link between dairy lipids, food matrix and chronic diseases and suggests ways of future research.