Indigenous Foods: Bridging Tradition and Innovation for Global Nutrition and Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition; healthy diets; food security; food processing; community nutrition; indigenous foods; nutrition transition
Interests: nutrition; healthy diets; food security; food safety; food microbiology; food processing; community nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite scholars and practitioners to submit original research articles and systematic reviews for a forthcoming Special Issue focused on nutrition and health through the lens of indigenous and traditional foods. Persistent malnutrition, rising diet-related chronic diseases, and accelerating food insecurity demand fresh, evidence-based solutions. Indigenous food resources, rich in nutritional value, cultural heritage, and ecological sustainability, offer a promising pathway towards this aim.
Submissions may address (but are not limited to) the following:
- Nutrient composition and health benefits of under-utilised indigenous crops, wild edibles, and traditional preparations.
- The integration of indigenous foods into contemporary diets, including culinary innovation, functional food development, and consumer acceptance.
- Public health nutrition, food systems, and policy initiatives leveraging indigenous foods to combat malnutrition and non-communicable diseases.
- Applications of artificial intelligence and data science for mapping, promoting, or evaluating indigenous food use.
- Interdisciplinary perspectives linking nutrition with culture, medicine, anthropology, economics, and environmental science.
We particularly encourage studies that employ multidisciplinary or mixed-methods approaches that connect laboratory findings with community impacts and policy relevance.
Dr. Hema Kesa
Dr. Alex Tchuenchieu Kamgain
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indigenous foods
- traditional diets
- nutrition health
- food security
- chronic diseases
- sustainable agriculture
- cultural heritage
- functional foods
- artificial intelligence
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