The Effect of Diet and Nutrition on Postprandial Metabolism - Hardcoverby Franois Mariotti (Guest Editor), Dominique Dardevet (Guest Editor) The postprandial period is the metabolic phase that directly follows the ingestion of a meal. This period is critical to the handling of nutrients to feed the body throughout the whole day but it is also a time of challenge for the body's metabolism, which has to be flexible and adaptable regarding the quantity and the quality of the nutrient intake. Changes in postprandial