Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2025) | Viewed by 15216
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food safety; food security; mycotoxins; biomonitoring; nutrition; breastfeeding practices; eating habits; food composition; novel food
Interests: food chemistry; food science; nutrition; functional foods; nutraceuticals; phytochemical analysis; phenolic compounds; antioxidants
Interests: food analysis; lipids; food composition; foodborne diseases; food hygiene; eating habits; child nutrition; irritable bowel syndrome; diet
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global nutrition comprises a thorough examination of nutritional status and determinants across diverse populations worldwide. While overnutrition is more prevalent in high-income countries and people, undernutrition is more common in low-income countries. In global nutrition, we acknowledge that multiple factors influence nutritional status. Food security is part of the global nutrition concept, being defined as a situation which exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Sustainable nutrition is a type of nutrition produced and delivered in a way that is mindful for people, the planet, and society. Taking into account the climate changes recorded thus far and those predicted for the next few years, healthy and sustainable diets should be a priority.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, entitled “Food Security, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Health“, focused on the food security–diet–sustainability axis. The scope of this Special Issue is to underline the five dimensions of food security—availability, accessibility, utilization, stability, and long-term effects—with the final goal of improving quality of life by preventing diet-related chronic non-communicable diseases. Authors are invited to submit original research articles, short communications, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or narrative reviews to be considered for publication in this Special Issue.
Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following: healthy diet; novel food; superfoods; dietary guidelines; food analysis; green analytical methods; bioactive compounds; biofortification; food hygiene; food safety; food contaminants; mitigation strategies; sustainable nutrition; and climate change influences.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Oana Maria Mîrza
Dr. Roxana Banc
Dr. Anamaria Cozma-Petruț
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- healthy diet
- nutrition
- dietary guidelines
- bioactive compounds
- food fortification
- food safety
- food loss and waste
- food security management
- food policy
- sustainable development goals
- sustainable nutrition
- life support
- life quality
- climate changes
- novel food
- food contaminants
- nutraceuticals
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