Metabolomics of Human Nutrition: The Dot of Human Nutrition and the Circle of Soil, Plants, Animals and Microbes in Relation to It, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 42
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Interests: nutritional sciences
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Metabolites is dedicated to exploring the metabolomics of human nutrition in health and disease, as well as its intricate connections to soil science, botany with crop science, zoology with animal husbandry, and the diverse microbial ecosystems of the biosphere. While various hypotheses exist regarding the interplay between the metabolic processes within the human body (micro-cosmos) and those in the broader biosphere (macro-cosmos), a comprehensive and systematic knowledge base on this subject is still lacking.
To bridge this gap, this Special Issue aims to leverage metabolomics both as an independent analytical approach and within the broader omics framework. The metabolome offers a highly integrative and dynamic perspective on human nutrition, providing the basis for in-depth analyses and systemic syntheses that encompass both key disciplinary insights and interdisciplinary linkages.
We invite contributions that focus on the metabolomics of human nutrition from a range of scientific disciplines, including physiology, anatomy, dietetics, toxicology, food science, pathophysiology, microbiology, microbiome research, pharmacokinetics, and biochemistry. Additionally, we encourage submissions that investigate the crucial link between human nutrition and environmental sciences—specifically, metabolomics research connecting human nutrition to soil science, botany with crop science, and zoology with animal husbandry, as well as on microbial ecosystems spanning marine and freshwater bodies, the atmosphere, and terrestrial landscapes.
This Special Issue seeks to foster a holistic, circular understanding of human nutrition by integrating perspectives from both specialized fields and interdisciplinary research. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and methodological advances that contribute to this comprehensive perspective on human nutrition and its interconnectedness with the biosphere.
Prof. Dr. Shoma Berkemeyer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- human nutrition
- metabolomics
- physiology
- biochemistry
- dietetics
- pathophysiology
- soil science
- crop science
- animal husbandry
- microbes
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