Functional Nutrients in Disease Intervention and Health Promotion
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine bioactive substances; proteins; bioactive peptides; polysaccharide; functional lipids; oligosaccharides; nutrients; structure-activity mechanism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites contributions on the roles of specific nutrients—functional proteins, peptides, carbohydrates, and lipids—in preventing, mitigating, and intervening in disease processes. We focus on elucidating their molecular mechanisms, structure–activity relationships, bioavailability, and clinical or preclinical evidence. Suitable article types include original research, reviews, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, and perspectives. Core topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Functional Proteins and Bioactive Peptides: Mechanisms of action of proteins and peptides against chronic metabolic diseases, gut disorders, immune dysregulation, and neurodegenerative conditions.
- Functional Carbohydrates: Modulation of the gut microbiome by dietary fibers, prebiotics, and functional polysaccharides and its implications for host immunity and metabolic health.
- Functional Lipids: Protective roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, and phytosterols against inflammatory, cardiovascular, cognitive, and oncological disorders.
- Cross‑Cutting and Interdisciplinary Research. Synergistic effects: Combined interventions using different nutrient classes. Nutritional omics: Nutrigenomic, epigenomic, or metabolomic studies linking nutrient intake to disease‑related pathways.
Dr. Hu Hou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional nutrients
- disease prevention
- bioactive compounds
- molecular mechanisms
- functional proteins
- bioactive peptides
- functional carbohydrates
- functional lipids
- gut microbiome
- precision nutrition
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