Nutraceuticals for chronic inflammatory diseases
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Article Title | Nutraceuticals for chronic inflammatory diseases |
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ERA Journal ID | 34147 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Brown, Lindsay |
Journal Title | Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society |
Journal Citation | 19 (4), pp. 214-221 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Meadowbank, N.S.W., Australia |
ISSN | 1326-3390 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.atms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ATMS-Journal_Dec_2013_V19_E4.pdf |
Abstract | Inflammation is clearly involved in the initial cellular changes that initiate chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and central nervous system disorders. Inflammation increases with normal ageing, and increases further in disease states. Suppression of inflammation can delay the onset of these chronic diseases, and possibly reduce the symptoms. This suppression can occur with selective synthetic chemicals and also with natural products, some derived from foods and so defined as nutraceuticals, to reduce disease symptoms. Pre-clinical testing of nutraceuticals has been undertaken by my research group using rats fed a high carbohydrate, high fat diet to initiate inflammation, obesity, hypertension, fatty liver and glucose intolerance. This research has produced options derived from foods that may be useful for chronic treatment of inflammatory diseases in patients, especially in an ageing population. |
Keywords | nutraceuticals; inflammation; chronic disease |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420899. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | c. 2013 Australian Traditional-Medicine Society. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2xx0/nutraceuticals-for-chronic-inflammatory-diseases
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