Dietary Supplements for Human Health and Disease
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 1477
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phytochemistry; natural products; coumarin; chemical synthesis; HPLC; oxyprenylated; plant secondary metabolites identification and quantification; anti-inflammatory and anticancer activity
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Interests: pharmaceutical analysis; chemical synthesis; medicinal chemistry; phytochemistry; plant natural compounds; plant extraction; HPLC; GC/MS
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are setting up a Special Issue with the aim of providing updated information on how dietary supplements may represent an integrative approach to regulate several disorders ranging from chronic pain, inflammatory diseases, to metabolic disorders.
Chronic inflammation and metabolic disorders strongly contribute to the onset of several pathological diseases. They are characterized by complex and multifaceted conditions which can vary in location, precipitating factors, and severity, and can be related to neurologic, urologic, GI, gynecologic, and musculoskeletal-related disorders.
There is growing evidence that air pollution, drug abuse, and unhealthy lifestyles affect quality-of-life and are also related to influencing factors that promote health disorders. This can lead a significant proportion of the population to have a decline in their well-being over an extended period. In this context, dietary supplement intake represents an essential factor in human behavior which can support overall health and well-being, and is an effective strategy in the regulation and reduction in pathological conditions.
A wide range of nutrients, new natural molecular entities, and active ingredients are present in food supplements, including various food plants and herbal extracts. In the field of food science, the interaction of food choices and the effect of cumulative exposure to different dietary components may guide new strategies for personalized prevention of the onset and progression of chronic diseases.
New findings on the role played by functional food and related ingredients in human physiology and pathology, as well as their uses in potential therapeutic applications, are needed and represent a field of growing interest.
In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we welcome original research articles (including animal and clinical studies) and review articles on the current state of research in this field.
Dr. Salvatore Genovese
Dr. Serena Fiorito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary supplements
- natural molecular entities
- active ingredients
- food plants
- herbal extracts
- pathological conditions
- prevention
- therapeutic applications
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