The Role of Bioactive Compounds from Dietary Spices in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: An Overview

Nutrients

Leila Cheikh Ismail¹  Abdul Jaleel²  Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri³  Dana Hasan Alkhatib³  Lily Stojanovska³  Maryam Naveed Muhammad Tariq³  Jack Feehan⁴  Vasso Apostolopoulos⁴ 

[1] Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates;Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates;Department of Nutrition & Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates;Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia;

关键词: herbal therapy;    bioactive compounds;    natural products;    metabolic syndrome;    diet therapy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu14010175

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of physiologically dysregulated parameters that can include elevated fasting blood glucose, high blood pressure, central obesity, increased triglyceride levels, insulin resistance, diabetes, elevated low density lipoprotein levels, and reduced high density lipoprotein levels in the blood. Effective clinical management of MetS is critical as it is strongly associated with long lasting and fatal complications in patients. Alongside standard care of lifestyle changes and medication, dietary supplements derived from herbal resources could be an alternative therapeutic strategy that is safe, efficient, culturally acceptable, and has few side effects. Of the dietary supplements, spicy foods have always been considered a great source of functional bioactive compounds. Herbal therapy is broadly used in many countries as a treatment or as a preventive measure in the management of MetS risk factors, including blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipid levels. Herein, an attempt is made to evaluate the recent studies in the management of MetS with herbal alternatives, and to explore the possibility of their use as therapeutic treatments or supplements.

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