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Animal-Originated Food and Food Compounds in Health and Disease

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2412

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lidia Markiewicz

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Department of Immunology and Food Microbiology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: intestinal epithelium physiology; gut microbiota; in vitro models of intestinal epithelium
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Dr. Anna Ogrodowczyk

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Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: milk of different mammals; fermentation; bioactive compounds of milk; allergenicity of milk; immunoreactivity of food; food safety
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Food is the main factor influencing the development of the body and maintaining its good condition. A properly balanced diet and nutritional products provide the body with all the compounds necessary for the proper functioning of the organism.
The growing interest in diets targeted at narrow groups of consumers/patients or in restrictive/elimination diets makes it increasingly important to demonstrate the role of individual ingredients consumed in optimum, deficiency, or excess. This Special Issue will focus on both the positive and negative effects of animal-derived diet compounds. In the era of searching for new sustainable protein sources, it is also extremely important to study the biological activity of alternative raw materials and products developed based on them. Therefore, verification of the biological activities of animal-originated compounds in animal and in vitro models and human trials will be welcome in our Issue. 
This Special Issue will cover a broad range of topics, including the following: 

  • Verification of new animal-derived ingredients;
  • Development of new functional products; 
  • Quality assessment of animal-derived ingredients fortified products; 
  • Health effects of consuming animal-derived food; 
  • The bioavailability of bioactive compounds of animal origin.

We welcome submissions including, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Mechanistic studies aiming at elucidating the biological basis of observed phenomena in in vitro and in vivo animal models;
  • Human studies (epidemiological and interventional).

Dr. Lidia Markiewicz
Dr. Anna Ogrodowczyk
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • diet
  • in vivo studies
  • in vitro studies
  • animal protein
  • animal fat
  • bioactive compounds
  • milk
  • meat
  • insects
  • fish
  • seafood
  • alternative source of proteins
  • non-communicable diseases
  • gut microbiome
  • malnutrition
  • novel foods

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Postprandial Responses to Animal Products with Distinct Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Composition Are Diet-Dependent
by Bjørg Egelandsdal, Anna Haug, Jens F. Rehfeld, Sílvia Coutinho, Lledó Roglà Ricart, Harald Martens, Milena Monfort-Pires and Catia Martins
Nutrients 2025, 17(9), 1581; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17091581 - 4 May 2025
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Background: Though evidence is limited, animal products like pork sausages and cheese may affect satiety differently due to their distinct protein, fat, and calcium content. This study therefore compared their acute effects on breakfast using appetite-related markers. Methods: A total of 11 women [...] Read more.
Background: Though evidence is limited, animal products like pork sausages and cheese may affect satiety differently due to their distinct protein, fat, and calcium content. This study therefore compared their acute effects on breakfast using appetite-related markers. Methods: A total of 11 women and 13 men, with a mean age of 23.0 ± 2.6 years and mean BMI of 24.5 ± 2.6 kg/m2, participated in this crossover design study. Concentrations of active ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), cholecystokinin (CCK), insulin, glucose, leptin, and blood lipids were measured. Subjective feelings of appetite using visual analogue scales were analyzed (0–4 h) as a response to two test breakfasts meals with a similar energy and macronutrient content. Appetite feelings and energy intake from an ad libitum buffet lunch were subsequently measured. Data were analyzed using two different ANOVA methods. Results: The pork sausage breakfast was characterized by an earlier triglyceride (TG) peak than the cheese. A slower TG clearance was seen with the cheese breakfast. Ghrelin suppression was longer in the pork sausage breakfast. Active GLP-1 concentration was higher following the cheese breakfast and active GIP declined slower. The two ANOVA methods disagreed regarding the insulin effect. Subjective feelings of hunger before buffet and ad libitum energy intake were higher in males (791 ± 64 kcal) compared with females (344 ± 32 kcal), but did not differ between breakfast types. Conclusions: Acute consumption of pork and cheese of the same energy, fat, and protein content provided detectable differences in appetite-related hormones and lipid responses. Appetite and lipid metabolism were affected by the major differentiators of the test meals, namely calcium, fatty acids and amino acids compositions. Full article
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Higher Animal-Based Protein Intake Levels Show a Greater Likelihood of Having Metabolic Syndrome in Single-Person Households Among Korean Adults
by Yeongin Lee and Hyojee Joung
Nutrients 2024, 16(23), 4239; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16234239 - 8 Dec 2024
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Background/Objectives: Despite the increasing intake of animal-based protein and the growing number of single-person households (SPHs) in Korean populations, no studies have analyzed the relationship of protein intake by source with metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to household type. This study examined the association [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Despite the increasing intake of animal-based protein and the growing number of single-person households (SPHs) in Korean populations, no studies have analyzed the relationship of protein intake by source with metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to household type. This study examined the association between protein intake (plant- and animal-based sources) and MetS risk factors in SPH and multi-person households (MPHs) among Korean adults. Method: A total of 12,022 participants aged 30–64 years (SPH: 982; MPH: 11,040) were selected from the 2016–2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Protein intake level was defined as the percentage contribution of food source to daily intake, assessed using 24 h recall dietary data. Results: The animal-based protein intake level was slightly higher in SPHs (51.2%) compared to MPHs (49.5%), whereas the contributions of plant sources from vegetables, fruits, and whole grains were higher in MPHs (p < 0.01). The prevalence of MetS and abdominal obesity increased with higher animal-based protein intake levels across all household types. Only in SPHs, each 1% rise in the proportion of animal-based protein was positively associated with increased blood pressure (OR = 1.013, 95% CI: 1.004–1.022). Moreover, the interaction between animal-based protein intake levels and household type was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of elevated triglycerides (TGs) (MPH[Q1] vs. SPH[Q4] OR = 1.51; p for interaction = 0.0335). However, these two risk factors did not show significant association in MPHs. Conclusions: The results suggest that reducing dietary animal protein could help manage MetS risk factors, particularly increased blood pressure, and elevated TGs in SPHs of Korean adults. In conclusion, dietary guidelines that promote a higher intake of plant-based protein over animal-based protein for the health of the SPH population would be valuable from a public health perspective. Full article
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