Micronutrients and Human Health
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
Micronutrients are essential components of the diet. They are classically divided into four groups: water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, macrominerals, and microminerals or trace elements. A lack or imbalance of these components can impact on human health at different levels. Awareness on how diet can affect human health is increasing, but more research is needed to understand how dietary components interact with each other and how to balance these elements in different situations.
We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel and mechanistic insights on the role of micronutrients either in human health, in specific circumstances (e.g., gestation, infancy, senescence), or during pathological processes. Relevant epidemiological data and research focusing on animal models and on appropriate “in vitro” approaches are also welcome.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Gestation
- Lactancy
- Infancy
- Senescence
- Exercise
- Stress
- Infection
- Immune-mediated diseases: allergy, inflammation, autoimmunity, etc.
- Cancer
- Degenerative diseases
Pathophysiological actions of water-soluble vitamins:
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
- Vitamin B3 (niacin)
- Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
- Vitamin B7 (biotin)
- Vitamin B9 (folate)
- Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Pathophysiological actions of fat-soluble vitamins:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
Role of macrominerals:
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Sodium
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sulfur
Role of trace elements (microminerals):
- Iron
- Manganese
- Copper
- Zinc
- Iodine
- Fluoride
- Selenium
Microbial components and micronutrients:
- Fiber
- Probiotics
- Prebiotics
- Symbiotics
- Postbiotics
- Dairy products
- Infant formulas components
Oxidative stress and micronutrients:
- Antioxidant effects
- Pro-oxidant effects
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Dietary Sodium, Potassium Intake and Blood Pressure (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Iron Deficiency and Iron-Related Disorders (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Supplementation in Human Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Vitamins and Nutraceuticals in Muscle Tissue and Stem Cell Biology (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- The Effect of Vitamin D on Metabolic Bone Disease and Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Vitamin D in Relation to Diet-Related Diseases (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- Exploring the Effect of Folate and Other B Vitamins on Brain Health and Disease (Deadline: 5 June 2024)
- The Role of Vitamin B12 in Maternal and Infant Health (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Maternal and Infant Health and Disease (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- New Insights in Molecular Mechanism of Micronutrients Metabolism (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- The Role of Dietary Magnesium in Heart Disease (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Vitamin D and Global Health (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- The Role of Trace Elements in Human Nutrition (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Trace Elements and Bone Health (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- The Role of Micronutrients in Neurodegenerative Disease (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- The Impact of Food Fortification on Health and Nutrition Outcomes (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Zinc Supplementation and Anemia (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Role of Vitamin D in Chronic Diseases—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- The Role of Minerals and Trace Elements in Diabetes and Insulin Resistance (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Vitamins and Human Health: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- The Effect of Phytochemical and Vitamin Adjuvants on Neurodevelopment (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Selenium-Rich Products: Their Development and Regulation of Human Health (Deadline: 5 September 2024)
- Iodine Nutrition during Pregnancy, Lactation and Early Life (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Vitamin C: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Effects of Selenium and Other Micronutrient Intake on Human Health (Deadline: 5 October 2024)
- The Role of Magnesium in Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Vitamin D, Immune Response, and Autoimmune Diseases 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Iodine Fortification in Food Production and Human Health (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Trace Minerals in Human Health: Hot Topics and Information Update (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Relationship of Micronutrients and Dietary Components with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Magnesium Homeostasis and Magnesium Transporters in Human Health (Deadline: 5 November 2024)
- New Perspectives on Dietary Iron and Human Health (Deadline: 5 November 2024)
- Iron Homeostasis in Women across the Lifespan in Health and Disease (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Vitamin D in the New Decade: Facts, Controversies, and Future Perspectives for Daily Clinical Practice (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
