Food-Derived Bioactive Compounds and Their Health Benefits
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
2. RISE-Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
3. Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
4. UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Interests: bioactive compounds; bioactive skin delivery; nutraceuticals; clinical evidence-based healthcare; decision-making policy
2. RISE-Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
Interests: nutritional epidemiology; community nutrition and public health; dietary patterns and health; evidence-based nutrition
2. Associate Laboratory i4HB—Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
3. UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, MedTech—Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 050-313 Porto, Portugal
4. RISE—Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
Interests: bioactive delivery systems; lipid-based nanosystems; hybrid nanosystems; controlled delivery; multifunctional nanosystems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food-derived bioactive compounds have garnered increasing scientific interest due to their significant potential to contribute in disease prevention and health promotion. Bioactive compounds, which occur naturally in a wide variety of foods, have a broad spectrum of biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, and neuroprotective effects. Recent advances have also emphasized their role in modulating the gut microbiota, metabolic pathways, and immune responses.
Despite their promising biological activities, the clinical efficacy of these bioactive is often limited by challenges associated with their stability, metabolism, and, particularly, their bioavailability. As such, current research is increasingly focused on the development of innovative delivery systems and food matrix engineering strategies to enhance the bioaccessibility, absorption, and systemic activity of bioactive.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality contributions that address the latest discoveries on food-derived bioactive compounds, with a particular emphasis on their health benefits, mechanisms of action, and innovative approaches to improve their bioavailability. Clinical, experimental and in vitro studies, as well as reviews, and interdisciplinary studies are all welcome, especially those that bridge food science, nutrition, pharmacology, and health-related disciplines.
Dr. Rita Oliveira
Dr. Cláudia Silva
Dr. Carla Martins Lopes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutraceuticals
- health-promoting compounds
- bioactive compounds
- bioavailability enhancement
- delivery systems for bioactives
- chronic disease prevention
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