Dietary Biomarkers in Human Nutrition

Dear Colleagues,

Our human body is in constant exposure to a plethora of compounds through diet (nutrients, food bioactive compounds, exogenous nucleic acids, toxic compounds, micro- and nanoplastics, etc.) and through different genomic, genetic, and epigenetic mechanisms, which influence our health and disease status. Biomarkers can be used as indicators of biological state, condition or exposure to xenobiotics. The search for novel biomarkers (i.e., microbiota-related, ncRNAs, micro- and nanoplastics, and others) has long been a hurdle in the nutrition and health field, probably due to the large variability and changing of dietary pattern and lifestyle followed by free-living subjects.

The present Special Issue aims to gather the latest findings on: (i) the identification and validation of endogenous biomarkers that are modulated by diet, and (ii) exogenous biomarkers (which can be usually consumed alongside with diet) as indicators of dietary exposure with relevance to health status and/or the risk of developing diet-related diseases. Studies focusing on disease biomarkers are outside the scope of the present issue. Authors are invited to submit relevant original contributions, review articles or systematic reviews for consideration for inclusion in this Special Issue.

Dr. Alberto Dávalos
Guest Editor

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