Advances in Biological Activities of Functional Food (3rd Edition)
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: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 289
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biochemistry, biomolecules, nutritional biochemistry; bioactive compounds; phenolic compounds; cholesterol intestinal absorption; herbal infusions; macroalga bioactivity; metabolomics; enzyme activity
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Interests: bioactive compound; functional food
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There has been a strong increase in the consumption of functional foods during the last decade, as people are becoming increasingly concerned about their health and about the relationship between nutrition and human well-being. Countless researchers have sought to determine the biological effects of several functional foods consumed in human diet, as well as that of their constituents, which differ from the nutritional components. To accept these foods as functional, they must demonstrate proven health benefits, mainly through in vivo studies and with the use of cutting-edge technologies. Research exploring the effect of functional foods and their bioactive molecules at cellular level is welcome.
The aim of this Special Issue is to identify the effect of these food’s entire matrix and bioactive compounds in several biochemical pathways in the cell metabolism of both healthy and laboratory model diseases cells. We endeavour for these studies to provide a better understanding of functional food claims and thus influence their consumption. The findings presented here will also support the development of new functional foods.
Dr. Maria Luisa Serralheiro
Dr. Rita Pacheco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- post-digestion bioactivity
- bioactive compounds bioavailability
- disease prevention
- health benefits
- bioactivities
- cell proteomic effect
- cell metabolomic effect
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