Effects of Functional Foods or Bioactive Food Compounds on Intestinal Microflora-Related Metabolic Diseases—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

A considerable part of the world’s population has a suboptimal or even a poor metabolic health status and is troubled with metabolic disorders or diseases, including obesity, non-alcoholic liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), as well as cardio- metabolic disease (CMD), and premature death. From the outcomes of numerous experiments in both animals and humans, it appears that host health problems can be mediated by commensal intestinal microorganisms or their metabolites. The gut microbiome plays vital roles in digesting food, regulating gut endocrine function and neurological signaling, eliminating toxins and producing numerous compounds that influence the host, and so on, whereas intestinal microbiota can be shaped or modified by certain foods. Through modifying intestinal microflora, functional foods and bioactive food compounds may present effects on intestinal microflora-related metabolic diseases. Consequently, exploring the potential relationships between food/food components, intestinal microflora, and metabolic disorders/diseases is becoming essential and may provide alternative perspectives to further demonstrate the mechanisms of functional foods and bioactive food compounds in improving human health status. Additionally, research focused on the development of functional foods, isolation, structural characterization, stability during production, and interaction with other substances of bioactive food compounds is also of interest.

Prof. Dr. Hong Chen
Guest Editor

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