Functional Foods and Their Antioxidant Components: Influences on Human Metabolic Diseases

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2024 | Viewed by 135

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Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Interests: health benefits of antioxidants/phytochemicals in natural products; natural products and herbal formulations for hemorrhage
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Dear Colleagues,

Phytochemicals have received increasing attention as natural additives for health and nutrition. Researchers are dedicated to researching the functional and bioactive secondary metabolites in plant foods. Phytochemicals are regarded as potent natural antioxidants, with a series of bioactivities such as free radical scavenging ability. Recently, numerous studies have shown that regular consumption of plants foods is negatively associated with the risk of developing chronic diseases, such as obesity, lipid metabolism, and liver function. Endogenous antioxidant defences are insufficient to completely inhibit the injury of reactive oxygen species, so exogenous antioxidants, such as phytochemicals, are required to inhibit the formation and activities of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in vivo.

Dr. Yongsheng Chen
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • functional foods
  • antioxidant
  • phytochemicals
  • metabolism

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