The Recent Development of Functional Foods and Natural Products—Impacts on Human Health
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 2658
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; antioxidants; diabetes; human health
Interests: food chemistry; analysis; bioactive microconstituents; polyphenols; anthocyanins
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oxidative stress is the temporary or long-term increase in levels of reactive species, which disturb the cells’ metabolic and signaling pathways and lead to modifications of an organism’s macromolecules, which if not compensated, may result in cellular death. The body’s imbalance is now considered a major cause of aging and the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. The antioxidative substances in natural products can help protect the human system from diseases resulting from a weakened immune system.
Consumption of functional foods and natural products seems to affect human physiology and metabolism, exerting a significant impact on health. Due to their promising beneficial effects on human body functions beyond nutrient adequacy, functional foods, and natural products have gained increasing interest from the scientific community, consumers, and the food industry.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute a research/review paper to the the Special Issue entitled “The Recent Development of Functional Foods and Natural Products-Impact on Human Health” of the journal Applied Sciences. We are pleased to share that Applied Sciences received an updated Citescore of 5.3 for the year 2023. This Special Issue will be dedicated to new perspectives in chemical and functional properties of natural products.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- modern methods, technologies, and further handling of food prior to its consumption
- food components (nutrient and non-nutrient bioactives novel functional ingredients)
- studies investigating the effect of functional foods and natural products on beneficial effects on targeted body functions
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Panagiotis T. Kanellos
Dr. Eirini A. Panagopoulou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural products
- functional properties
- human health
- antioxidants
- chronic diseases
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