Chrononutrition: New Strategies for Approaching the Study of Bioactive Compounds in Metabolic Syndrome
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive peptides; phenolic compounds; circadian rhythms; chrononutrition; metabolic syndrome; nutrigenomics
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Interests: metabolism; circadian rhythms; seasonal rhythms; chrononutrition; nutrition; nutrigenomics; obesity; bioactive compounds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Circadian rhythms, which orchestrate physiological and metabolic processes, are strongly influenced by external cues such as food intake. Indeed, disruption of these rhythms, often caused by modern eating habits, contributes to metabolic disorders such as obesity and insulin resistance. In this context, chrononutrition, which explores the impact of meal timing on metabolic regulation, emerges as a new perspective for the study of bioactive compounds in metabolic syndrome.
Recent evidence suggests that bioactive compounds such as polyphenols can modulate the clock system and restore metabolic homeostasis. In turn, several studies have also reported that the efficacy of these compounds may depend on their timing of administration, highlighting the need to integrate chrononutrition into research on bioactive compounds. Understanding the interaction between circadian rhythms and the effect of bioactive compounds could improve the efficacy of dietary interventions and optimise metabolic health.
This Special Issue seeks to explore new strategies in chrononutrition for the study of bioactive compounds. Contributors are invited to address diverse topics that integrate chrononutrition and the effectiveness of bioactive compounds at the molecular, cellular, preclinical and clinical levels. By incorporating chrononutrition into the study of bioactive compounds, we can develop more targeted and effective nutritional strategies to prevent and mitigate metabolic syndrome.
Dr. Begoña Muguerza
Dr. Jorge R. Soliz-Rueda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- chrononutrition
- circadian rhythms
- clock system
- metabolism
- metabolic syndrome
- obesity
- nutrigenomic
- nutrition
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