Bioactive Compounds: Their Role in Human Health and Disease Through Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting researchers to submit contributions to this Special Issue entitled: “Bioactive Compounds: Their Role in Human Health and Disease Through Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability”. This Special Issue focuses on understanding the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds as well as how they impact human health and disease.

Human health is intimately linked to the dietary consumption of nutrients. The health-promoting effects of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, peptides and other functional components can modulate diverse organ systems in the body. However, the effectiveness of these compounds relies on their release from food matrices (i.e., bioaccessibility) and subsequent absorption (i.e., bioavailability) by the human body.

We invite researchers to submit original research articles, reviews, and short communications that explore the effects and/or mechanisms of bioactive compounds using various approaches, including in vivo studies and clinical trials, as well as ex vivo and in vitro models. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The role of bioactive compounds in health and disease linked to inflammation and oxidative stress.
• Interactions between dietary bioactive compounds and gut microbiota.
• The health-promoting properties of functional foods and food matrices.
• Molecular mechanisms of bioavailability and the absorption of bioactive compounds.
• Novel methodologies for measuring and enhancing the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds.

This Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of how dietary bioactive compounds contribute to human health, offering insights into food-based strategies for reducing inflammation and oxidative stress.

Dr. Vinicius Cruzat
Dr. Sunil K. Panchal
Dr. Borkwei Ed Nignpense
Prof. Dr. Lindsay Brown
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.