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Potential Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables—4th Edition

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 2499

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Dr. Luca Mazzoni

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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: fruits; breeding; diversity; traditional uses; ethnoveterinary; characterization of phytochemicals
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Dear Colleagues,

I invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences titled “Potential Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables—4th Edition“, which aims to present recent findings on the relationship between fruits and vegetables and the prevention of disease occurrence.

As plant-based foods, both vegetables and fruits have been associated with high amounts of bioactive compounds and have been demonstrated to play a central role in disease prevention. Many scientists from different research fields have made great efforts to characterize the bioactive compounds’ compositions and deepen our understanding of the mechanisms of action through which fruits and vegetables exert their health-promoting and/or disease-preventing properties. In this Special Issue, studies on the bioactive compound composition of the main fruit and vegetable species, their health effects as freshly consumed, transformed products or applied in vitro models, and their mechanisms of action against human pathologies will be welcome.

Dr. Luca Mazzoni
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bioactive compounds
  • antioxidants
  • human diseases
  • nutrition
  • vegetables
  • fruit
  • trees
  • plants
  • herbs
  • breeding
  • vitamins
  • polyphenols
  • antinutrients
  • liquid chromatography
  • gas chromatography
  • spectroscopy' immunology
  • biochemistry
  • in vitro model
  • pathologies
  • in vivo study
  • cell culture
  • animal model

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Examining the Relationship Between Increased Vegetable Consumption and Lifestyle Characteristics Among School-Aged Children: A Descriptive Study
by Konstantinos D. Tambalis, Dimitris Tampalis, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos and Labros S. Sidossis
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(15), 8665; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15158665 - 5 Aug 2025
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The purpose of this study was to examine vegetable consumption and its relationship with lifestyle characteristics among children and adolescents. Data from a health survey administered to a representative sample of 177,091 schoolchildren between the ages of 8 and 17 were employed in [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to examine vegetable consumption and its relationship with lifestyle characteristics among children and adolescents. Data from a health survey administered to a representative sample of 177,091 schoolchildren between the ages of 8 and 17 were employed in this observational, cross-sectional investigation. Physical activity level, screen time, and sleeping patterns were assessed using self-completed questionnaires. Vegetable consumption and dietary habits were analyzed using the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for Children and Adolescents. Participants consuming vegetables more than once daily were categorized as consumers vs. non-consumers. Physical education teachers measured anthropometric and physical fitness factors. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were conducted, and the odds ratio with the corresponding 95% confidence interval was calculated and adjusted for confounders. Vegetables were consumed once or more times a day by more females than males (25.5% vs. 24.0%, p < 0.001). In both sexes, vegetable consumers slept more, ate healthier, spent less time on screens, and had better anthropometric and aerobic fitness measurements than non-consumers. Healthy eating practices, such as regularly consuming fruits, legumes, nuts, and dairy products, were strongly correlated with vegetable intake. For every one-year increase in age, the odds of being a vegetable consumer decreased by 8% and 10% in boys and girls, respectively. Overweight/obese participants had lower odds of being a vegetable consumer by 20%. Increased screen time, inadequate physical activity, and insufficient sleeping hours decreased the odds of being a vegetable consumer by 22%, 30%, and 25%, respectively (all p-values < 0.001). Overall, a healthier lifestyle profile was associated with higher vegetable intake for both sexes among children and adolescents. Full article
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Consumption in a Full-Course Meal Manner Is Associated with a Reduced Mean Amplitude of Glycemic Excursions in Young Healthy Women: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
by Shizuo Kajiyama, Yuki Higuchi, Kaoru Kitta, Takashi Miyawaki, Shinya Matsumoto, Neiko Ozasa, Shintaro Kajiyama, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Michiaki Fukui and Saeko Imai
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(6), 2895; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15062895 - 7 Mar 2025
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This study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of consuming in a full-course meal manner over one hour, with intervals between courses, on glycemic and insulin parameters in young healthy women, with a randomized controlled crossover study design. Experiment 1: Fifteen participants consumed [...] Read more.
This study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of consuming in a full-course meal manner over one hour, with intervals between courses, on glycemic and insulin parameters in young healthy women, with a randomized controlled crossover study design. Experiment 1: Fifteen participants consumed a test meal under two eating conditions: fast eating manner for 10 min, and eating in a full-course meal manner for 60 min. In both conditions, the food order was standardized: vegetables first, followed by the main dish, and carbohydrates last. Blood glucose and insulin concentrations were measured at 0, 40, 80, 120, and 180 min on two separate days. Postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels at 40 min, as well as the incremental area under the curve (IAUC) at 40 min for glucose and the IAUC at both 40 and 80 min for insulin, were significantly lower for the full-course meal manner compared to the fast eating manner, due to delayed consumption of the carbohydrate dish in the former condition at these time points. To continuously monitor postprandial blood glucose responses over a 24 h period, Experiment 2 was conducted using an intermittent continuous glucose monitoring system (isCGM). Eighteen participants wore isCGM devices and consumed the same test meals under the two different eating conditions as in Experiment 1. The mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (MAGE; p < 0.05) and IAUC for glucose were significantly lower for the full-course meal manner compared to the fast eating manner. These findings suggest that consuming meals in a full-course meal manner, with intervals between courses, is associated with a reduced MAGE in young healthy women. Full article
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