The following Research Topics are led by experts in their field and contribute to the scientific understanding of nutrition - the study of nutrients in food. These Research topics are published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Nutrition, as open access articles.
Frontiers' Research Topics are peer-reviewed article collections around cutting-edge research themes.
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This Research Topic aims to explore and develop sustainable solutions for reducing microplastic contamination and enhancing degradation within the food chain.
The aim of this Research Topic is to address all problems and challenges in the isolation, analysis, and application of natural sources and their extracts in the formulation of functional products and application in phytotherapy.
This Research Topic aims to explore the impact of the UPFs consumption on children’s health outcomes and dietary intake. Despite growing concerns, there is still limited clarity on how...
This collection aims to gather cutting-edge research and reviews that address the microbiome involved in kombucha fermentation, the impact of the parameters involved in fermentation, the composition of kombucha analogues...
This research topic aims to explore the interactions between microbial food safety, human nutrition, and consumer health outcomes. While nutrition research today often emphasizes dietary quality and chronic disease—frequently based...
This Research Topic aims to explore the nutritional composition, technological properties, and potential health-promoting effects of cereals, pseudocereals, and pulses. Contributions may focus on their role in preventing non-communicable disease...
This Research Topic aims to advance behavioral science insights that drive a fair, healthy, and sustainable food system. It invites research that identifies effective levers for shifting consumer, industry, and policy behaviors—spanning choice...
This Research Topic aims to uncover and harness the bioactive potential of coffee by-products—such as cascara, pulp, husk, silverskin, and spent coffee grounds—to advance sustainable, functional nutrition.
This Research Topic aims to explore the dietary modulation of the gut-brain axis and its consequential effects on cognitive and mental health outcomes in the human setting. The research seeks to focus on the potential of biotic compound...
This Research Topic aims to contribute to filling the gap in the knowledge about sustainable dietary choices and the complex interplay between cultural values, economic realities, and social-environmental imperatives.