Dietary Intake of Natural Molecules, Diseases and 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 July 2024 | Viewed by 2893
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrition and chronic diseases; obesity; intervention; nutrients; natural molecules; cancer
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural molecules are possessed with mechanisms of action that can intervene in multiple disease targets and pathways, which have stimulated considerable interest among researchers in natural drug therapies. Natural molecules are characterized by several advantages, such as fewer adverse reactions, significant therapeutic effects, and the ability to function in synergy with multiple components. Compared to traditional synthesized small-molecule drugs, natural molecules also have the advantages of abundant resources, low cost, and easy availability, making them an important source of new drug development. More than half of the new chemical entity drugs developed internationally are directly or indirectly derived from natural molecules. Natural molecules have enormous medical value and market potential.
This Special Issue aims to describe and stress the importance of natural molecules in human health and disease development; understand the mechanism(s) whereby natural molecules can affect disease development; and examine potential novel therapies. This Special Issue, titled “Dietary Intake of Natural Molecules, Diseases and Health”, is open for the submission of articles and reviews describing the available literature and research evidence, with a critical examination of the data and identification of current research outcomes and study limitations and potential advances in knowledge in the research area. Exploring the effects of natural molecules, including nutrients, supplements, or extracts from plants on disease development, is within the scope of this study. This includes all types of disease, exploring direct or future effects from animal or human studies. The content may be useful for clinical practitioners and inspire further innovative research.
Dr. Junbo Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural molecules
- diseases developments
- human health
- mechanism
- novel therapies
