Potential health benefits of Indian spices in the symptoms of metabolic syndrome: a review
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Article Title | Potential health benefits of Indian spices in the symptoms of metabolic syndrome: a review |
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ERA Journal ID | 2332 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Iyer, Abishek (Author), Panchal, Sunil (Author), Poudyal, Hemant (Author) and Brown, Lindsay (Author) |
Journal Title | Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics |
Journal Citation | 46 (6), pp. 467-481 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | New Delhi, India |
ISSN | 0301-1208 |
Web Address (URL) | http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/7250/4/IJBB%2046%286%29%20467-481.pdf |
Abstract | Spices used in Indian cooking have a long history use as medicines to prevent and treat diseases. Many studies have confirmed that spices can be useful medicines, but the major challenge is now to provide scientific evidence and plausible mechanisms for their therapeutic responses. This review focuses on the therapeutic potential for Indian spices to treat multiple symptoms of the metabolic syndrome such as insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, altered lipid profile and hypertension. The metabolic syndrome is prevalent and has become an important financial burden to the healthcare system in both developed and developing countries. Inflammation and oxidative stress have been proposed as initiators of the metabolic stress, especially of insulin resistance. Natural products with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties are found in spices. Adequate doses of these compounds may be effective in treating the metabolic syndrome. Testing these potential treatments requires adequate animal models, usually rodents, so the limitations of these models are important. Furthermore, this review highlights the need for adequate legislation and regulation to ensure the safety and success of evidence-based functional foods and nutraceuticals. |
Keywords | spices; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; inflammation; oxidative stress; nutraceuticals; food safety |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420899. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified |
320507. Metabolic medicine | |
340502. Natural products and bioactive compounds | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zw68/potential-health-benefits-of-indian-spices-in-the-symptoms-of-metabolic-syndrome-a-review
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