Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods in Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional foods; polyphenols; antioxidants; public health; nutritional evaluation
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Interests: food lipids; food analysis; pulsed electric field; cloud point extraction; deep eutectic solvents; humic and fulvic acids
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Interests: antioxidant compounds; bioactive compounds; sample preparation; extraction; nanomaterials; metabolomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive compounds are important for developing functional foods that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. These substances, many of which are sourced from plants, include polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and vitamins. They have been recognized for their potential in promoting biological processes and contributing to the prevention and management of chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer. Numerous studies have examined bioactive substances’ anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, and antioxidant qualities. Functional foods enriched with these compounds can target specific mechanisms, offering a promising approach to disease management and prevention and overall health enhancement.
The most recent findings on bioactive compounds and functional foods in relation to human health are highlighted in this Special Issue of Nutrients. We invite researchers, scientists, and industry experts from food and nutritional sciences to share their expertise and contribute to this Special Issue.
Dr. Vassilis Athanasiadis
Prof. Dr. Stavros I. Lalas
Dr. Theodoros G. Chatzimitakos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidants
- bioactive compounds
- food technology
- functional food
- green extraction techniques
- health potentials
- molecular mechanisms
- polyphenols
- shelf life
- vitamins
