Functional Food: From Discovery to Application
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2025) | Viewed by 13124
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine bioactive compounds; redox medicine; anti-obesity; molecular nutrition; bioactive compound analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Functional foods contain a variety of beneficial components, having a positive impact on human health and well-being by targeting specific physiological functions in the body. With an unprecedented level of attention on health and well-being, the discovery and application of functional food have progressed significantly through cutting-edge technologies.
Based on this, this Special Issue intends to gather a selection of reviews and original research papers dealing with emergent and innovative applications for functional foods. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Investigating the role of functional foods in preventing and managing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity;
- Enhancing the bioavailability and efficacy of functional ingredients through improving food technology, formulation, or novel delivery systems;
- Discovery of bioactive compounds and their biochemistry.
Dr. Sanggil Lee
Guest Editor
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