Special issue: Valorization of regional foods for the improvement of health and well-being of consumers

This Special Issue has been created to share with the scientific community the results that will be obtained by the research program of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (co-founded by the European Union—Next Generation EU—PNRR MUR project ECS_00000041- VITALITY) related to the valorization of typical regional food (Marche region, Italy) for the improvement of health and well-being of consumers through an innovative nutraceutical and nutrigenomic approach. This project aims to investigate strategies that can increase the well-being of citizens by making available, in various forms, food-derived bioactive compounds that can counteract chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and maintain healthier conditions. Among the potential products that are rich in bioactive compounds, a particular emphasis is placed on typical central Italy foods of vegetable origin. In this perspective, the most widespread healthy and ancient varieties occurring in the Mediterranean diet habits were chosen. Food chemistry, biochemistry, microbiota, nutrigenomic, functional properties of bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals and personalized strategies for healthy eating are considered. The University of Camerino and University of Urbino Carlo Bo are involved in this project.