Recent Trends in Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplement
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 10083
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutraceuticals; functional food; diet; supplementation; metabolic diseases; nutrients; heavy metal
Interests: nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; mass spectrometry; chromatography
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Dear Colleagues,
Over recent years, interest in nutraceuticals and their provision of health benefits has grown significantly, becoming a valid alternative to modern medicine. Thanks to their phytochemical composition, nutraceuticals can be regarded as a tool of considerable importance for maintaining health, by acting against various disease conditions and thus promoting quality of life. Explosive growth, research developments, quality assurance. and regulation will play a vital role in improving products already on the market. The most common forms of functional foods and nutraceuticals are available as traditional folk medicines. The high consumption of nutraceuticals and supplements as food supplements could mislead consumers’ eating habits in order to unbalance the intake of macro- and micronutrients. However, it is important to note that the current legislation is unclear and not very stringent on nutraceuticals. In the global market, nutraceuticals and functional foods have become a multi-billion dollar industry, and estimates suggest that the nutraceuticals and functional foods industry has the potential to grow.
Dr. Roberto Ciampaglia
Dr. Maria Maisto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutraceuticals
- functional food
- diet
- supplementation
- metabolic diseases
- nutrients
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