Recent Advances in Dietary Supplements
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 August 2023) | Viewed by 2683
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food technologies; food processing; food safety; risk analysis; consumer behaviour/attitudes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are inviting submissions to the Special Issue on Dietary Supplements.
Dietary supplements became part of our everyday life. The importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle motivates consumers to use dietary supplements to support their physical and mental well-being.
There has been a continuous increase in the proportion of consumers using dietary supplements worldwide, without having received evidence-based advice and information. Consumers are more health-conscious but their choice is often made and driven by misperceptions and fake information. Even major and general dietary recommendations differ and are not harmonized between international organizations. The proposed vitamin and mineral intake of individuals also differ from country to country, from region to region and not being coherent. The risk that individuals’ vitamin and mineral intake via unnecessary supplementation, exceeds the necessary and scientifically justified level is high. On the other hand supplementation of the diet could help to alleviate malnutrition and hidden hunger.
The lack of sufficient legislation makes the situation even worse, as unknown producers often provide their products on the grey market, without official control posing a food safety and health risk to consumers. Consumers’ attitudes, perceptions and education are key to solving current problems.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring cutting-edge research on vitamins and minerals and recent advances in the fields of dietary supplements. Overviews on trends in vitamin research are invited. Both theoretical and experimental studies are welcome. Papers describing the legal, marketing, educational and consumer aspects would contribute to the Special Issue by making it more comprehensive. Surveys and comprehensive reviews are welcome, too.
Prof. Dr. Diána Bánáti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dietary supplements
- vitamin
- mineral
- nutraceutical foods
- functional foods
- malnutrition
