Functional Foods in the Prevention and Treatment of Metabolic Disorders
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Production Engineering, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Komandorska 118/120, 53‑345 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: nutraceuticals and functional foods; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; HPLC; LC-MS; nutrition; antioxidant agent; prebiotics; probiotics; symbiotics; bioavailability in vitro
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Interests: human nutrition; diet; dietary patterns; metabolic health; functional foods; metabolic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the face of the global rise in metabolic disorders—such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome—there is growing interest in the role of functional foods as part of prevention and adjunctive therapy. This Special Issue focuses on current research into bioactive food constituents with beneficial metabolic effects, including polyphenolic compounds, dietary fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, probiotics, and prebiotics. We invite submissions reporting in vitro and in vivo studies, clinical interventions, and literature reviews, highlighting the potential of functional foods as tools to support metabolic health.
The aim of this issue is to promote an interdisciplinary approach and encourage further research on the efficacy and safety of functional food use in the context of metabolic disorders. We welcome submissions of both original research and literature reviews on these topics, and we warmly encourage authors to submit their manuscripts to this Special Issue.
Dr. Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska
Guest Editor
Dr. Ewa Raczkowska
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- functional foods
- metabolic disorders
- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- obesity
- insulin resistance
- polyphenolic compounds
- probiotics
- postbiotics
- gut microbiota
- glucose metabolism
- dietary prevention
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