Functional Perspective of Fruits and Vegetables: Bioactive Components, Health Benefits, and Potential Mechanisms
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: toxicity studies; biomarkers; heavy metal toxicity; oxidative stress biomarkers; reactive oxygen species; antioxidant activity; lipid peroxidation; free radicals; free radical scavengers; anthocyanins
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Interests: food chemistry; biochemistry; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Sufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases and body weight management. However, most of the world's population do not eat enough fruits and vegetables daily, since the World Health Organization (WHO) reports recommend that adults consume at least 400 g each day to reap the health and nutrition benefits. On the other hand, studies evaluating the functional role of many common fruits and vegetables in our diet are increasingly observed and encouraged, which could contribute to the increase in their consumption by the population. Therefore, studies that evaluate the effects of fruits and vegetables on health are still very necessary and desirable, but mainly when there is an adequate and robust characterization of which main bioactive compounds would be involved in these effects. In addition, as the potential mechanisms of these bioactive compounds are still scarce and little evaluated, studies that seek to elucidate these mechanisms or the observed health effect are encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Greicy Michelle Marafiga Conterato
Prof. Dr. Cristiane Casagrande Denardin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fruit and vegetable bioactive compounds
- antioxidant
- health effects
- potential mechanisms
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