Nutritional Nanomedicine and Functional Foods in Inflammation and Chronic Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2026 | Viewed by 106
Editor
Interests: functional foods; natural products; edible fungi; immune; allergy; inflammation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore recent advances in nutritional medicine and functional foods driven by advanced and emerging technologies. With growing interest in the role of diet-derived bioactive compounds in the prevention and management of inflammation and chronic diseases, innovative technological approaches are increasingly being applied to enhance their efficacy, bioavailability, and mechanistic understanding.
This Special Issue will cover a broad range of topics, including functional food-derived bioactive compounds (e.g., medicinal mushrooms, plant-based extracts, probiotics, and marine resources), as well as advanced technology-enabled strategies such as nanotechnology-based delivery systems, multi-omics approaches, artificial intelligence, and systems biology. Particular attention will be given to the interactions between nutrition, gut microbiota, and immune responses, as well as applications in inflammation, metabolic disorders, and chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders. This Special Issue also welcomes studies on animal-derived nutrients, bioactive compounds, and relevant animal models that contribute to a better understanding of the role of nutrition in human health and disease.
In addition, this Special Issue acknowledges perspectives aligned with the One Health approach, emphasizing the interconnected roles of human, animal, and environmental factors in nutritional science, particularly where these contribute to human health and disease outcomes.
We also welcome translational and clinical studies evaluating efficacy and safety, as well as emerging strategies integrating advanced technologies with nutritional interventions for personalized nutrition and precision health. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for interdisciplinary research bridging nutrition, technology, and disease management.
Dr. Hye-Jin Park
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nutritional medicine
- functional foods
- bioactive compounds
- advanced technologies
- nanotechnology
- artificial intelligence
- gut microbiota
- inflammation
- chronic diseases
- metabolic disorders
- multi-omics
- personalized nutrition
- precision health
- animal-derived nutrients
- animal models
- preclinical studies
- one health
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