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- Editorial: (Un)healthy lifestyles, aging, and type 2 diabetesPublication . Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Silva, Fernanda M.; Teixeira, Ana M.Recent estimates from the IDF Diabetes Atlas indicate that diabetes affects 589 million adults worldwide in 2024, with type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounting for more than 90% of cases (International Diabetes Federation, 2025). This number is projected to reach 853 million by 2050. Age is an important risk factor for T2D, with estimates indicating that one in four adults with the disease (158 million) are over 65 years old.
- Editorial: Exploring motor imagery across the lifespan – gaps between practical applications and theoretical frameworksPublication . Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Bertollo, Maurizio; Ramalho, André; Marinho, DanielMotor imagery (MI), understood as the multisensory mental simulation of action, engages motor planning and higher-order cognitive networks, linking motor control with broader cognitive functions. Beyond simple rehearsal, MI reorganizes neural activity and supports the acquisition, refinement, and retention of motor skills throughout the lifespan. Its benefits have been demonstrated across rehabilitation, education, music, and sport (Bach et al., 2024; Hurst and Boe, 2022). When tailored to individual needs, MI protocols closely mirror physical training, serving as tools for optimization, adaptation, and recovery (Mendes et al., 2016). Yet despite its wide-ranging applications, key questions remain about how the quality of MI should be assessed, why its effectiveness varies across individuals and tasks, and how complex laboratory findings can be meaningfully translated into real-world contexts.
- Editorial: The role of physical education in adolescent life satisfaction and well-beingPublication . Batista, Marco; Galán-Arroyo, Carmen; Castillo-Paredes, Antonio; Rojo-Ramos, JorgeAdolescence is a critical period of human development, characterised by profound biological, psychological, social and reaviou-as changes that influence health, well-being and quality of life across the lifespan. In this context, the promotion of subjective wellbeing and life satisfaction has gained increasing prominence in international research and is recognised as an important indicator of positive development, social adjustment and mental health (1). At the same time, insufficient levels of physical activity observed among young people remain a global public-health concern, with the World Health Organization (2) warning about the high prevalence of sedentary behaviours during adolescence. Scientific evidence consistently shows that regular participation in physical activity is associated with significant physical, psychological and social benefits, including better mental health, higher self-esteem, lower levels of anxiety and depression, and greater subjective well-being (3, 4). Within this framework, Physical Education occupies a privileged position as an educational context capable of promoting not only motor skills but also the personal, social and emotional development of young people (5). Contemporary perspectives also underscore the relevance of the concept of Physical Literacy, understood as the combination of motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding that enables individuals to value and take responsibility for participating in physical activities throughout life (6). Likewise, SelfDetermination Theory suggests that educational contexts that support autonomy, competence and interpersonal relatedness tend to foster more self-determined forms of motivation and higher levels of well-being (7). It was in this context that the Research Topic The Role of Physical Education in Adolescent Life Satisfaction and Well-being emerged. The eleven articles included in this collection offer a comprehensive perspective on how Physical Education, physical activity, Physical Literacy, family and institutional contexts, and various psychological mechanisms contribute to the promotion of well-being among adolescents and young adults. Despite thematic and methodological diversity, the studies converge on a common message: the effects of Physical Education and physical activity on life satisfaction and well-being are explained by a complex network of motivational, psychological, social and contextual mechanisms.
- Recent trends in designing novel foods: Nutritional profiles and consumer perceptionsPublication . Guiné, Raquel P. F.; Barroca, Maria João; Anjos, O.esigning novel foods is a pivotal issue for companies to remain active and competitive in today’s demanding food market. This design of novel food products entails significant challenges from diverse perspectives: technology, sustainability, food security, composition, nutritional profile, health effects, and modern market trends, to name a few. The world population continues to rise while people’s standard of living is also improving. This results in an unceasing growing demand for food, exacerbating the pressure on food resources. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new food resources through a holistic, multifaceted approach Sustainability is a current underpinning of many new food development trends across several fundamental areas. In the area of sustainable packaging, the focus is on biobased packaging [2], edible packaging [3], active [4] and intelligent packaging [5], or 3D printing packaging [6]. Also, there is a widespread emphasis on sustainable ingredients and valorisation of resources like food waste [7–9], sources of alternative and unconventional proteins [10], including animal proteins like edible insects [11] or plant-based proteins from fruits and vegetable by-products [12], algae [13], or mushrooms [14], for example. The design of healthier foods, with improved composition and nutritional profiles that confer health benefits, has also been in the spotlight due to the increasing consumer demand for foods that not only satiate but also have positive health effects when consumed [15]. The challenges of improving food composition to achieve balanced nutritional profiles and greater richness in bioactive compounds have been addressed from many diferente perspectives. Fermented products [16], food design based on gut microbiota [17], functional foods [18] and nutraceuticals enhanced by nanotechnology [19] are some examples. The unquestionable role of the consumer must not be seen only from the point of view of a future potential buyer, but also as an active element in the design of products throughout the development stages [20]. Consumer-based food design is, at present, a more reassuring approach for anticipating the success of the marketing phase of new foods. Some chefs and food designers have been developing collaborative activities together with academic professionals and sensory analysis experts [21]. Also, consumers have been integrating teams to develop alternative and innovative packaging solutions [22,23]. Research on novel food technology acceptance has seen significant advances in recente decades. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive models to date. This model has advanced the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by assimilating insights from different theoretical approaches, enabling a better understanding of consumers’ acceptance and use of technology. The most relevant contributions comprise the incorporation of social influencing factors and facilitating circumstances [24].
- Unveiling the chemistry and bioactivity of bee products and their derivativesPublication . Anjos, O.; Miguel, Maria GraçaApiculture, or beekeeping, refers to the cultivation and management of honey bees for honey and byproducts, including the extraction, bottling, and sale of hive products such as honey, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom, bee pollen, bee bread and other fermented bee products [1]. Honey is a supersaturated solution or semi-solid natural sweet product produced by both honey bees (Apis subfamily) and stingless bees (Meliponinae subfamily) from carbohydrate-containing exudates produced by plants, mainly from nectar sources. The most common honey bee is Apis mellifera L., whereas stingless bees comprise multiple genera, including Scaptotrigona, Melipona and Trigona, with the last two being the most domesticated worldwide [1–3]. Honeydew honey is also a sweet natural product produced by bees from honeydew (sugary substance that aphids release on the bark or other parts of plants after assimilating the lymph) [1–4]. Honey is a complex mixture of carbohydrates along with other less common components like vitamins, minerals, lipids, organic acids, proteins, amino acids, flavonoids, pigments, waxes, pollen grains, various enzymes, and other phytochemicals. The first method for identifying the botanical source of bee honey is pollen analysis. With this information, one may identify pollen grains and use them to describe the honey-producing region [5]. According to the pollen analysis, honeys can be classified as (a) monofloral/unifloral if honeys contain predominantly pollen grains from an unique plant species (≥45% of all nectariferous pollen grains counted); (b) bifloral honeys contain pollen grains from two plant species with a frequency of 15–45% per nectariferous species; (c) plurifloral/ multifloral honeys contain pollen grains from three or more nectariferous plant species with frequencies in the 3–15% (“important minor pollen types,) or <3% (“minor pollen types) [5]. working on developing an ISO standard for this purpose.