Advances in Micronutrient Science: Bioavailability, Functional Foods and Precision Nutrition
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 July 2026 | Viewed by 932
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutritional deficiencies; child nutrition; pediatric dietetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Micronutrients play a vital role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases. Recent advances in nutrition science, molecular biology, and food technology have enabled a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of absorption, bioavailability, and interactions between micronutrients, other dietary components, and the gut microbiota. At the same time, the importance of functional foods and precision nutrition is growing, offering tailored approaches that consider individual metabolic, genetic, and environmental needs.
This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research and reviews on the following:
- Micronutrient bioavailability: absorption mechanisms, influencing factors (e.g., food matrix, nutrient interactions, microbiota), and novel assessment methods.
- Functional foods enriched with micronutrients: formulation, stability, biological efficacy, and clinical applications.
- Precision nutrition strategies: personalized supplementation and dietary interventions based on biomarkers, genotype, microbiome, and lifestyle.
- Innovative technologies to enhance bioavailability: nanotechnology, encapsulation, biofortification, and fermentation.
- Clinical and public health applications: nutritional interventions for micronutrient deficiencies and roles of micronutrients in metabolic, neurodegenerative, and immune-related diseases.
We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and short communications. Interdisciplinary submissions combining nutrition science, food technology, medicine, and biochemistry are especially encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Sławomira Drzymala-Czyz
Dr. Malgorzata Dobrzynska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutritional deficiencies/exceeded
- functional foods
- novel foods
- micronutrient bioavailability
- dietary supplements
- nutritional genomics
- personalized nutrition
- public health nutrition
- nutritional interventions
- trace elements
- nutritional safety
- personalized nutrition
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