Functional relationship of vegetable colors and bioactive compounds: Implications in human health

S Sharma, V Katoch, S Kumar, S Chatterjee - The Journal of Nutritional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vegetables are essential protective diet ingredients that supply ample amounts of minerals,
vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, dietary fiber, and various nutraceutical compounds for …

Anti-obesity effect of carotenoids: direct impact on adipose tissue and adipose tissue-driven indirect effects

L Mounien, F Tourniaire, JF Landrier - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes current knowledge on the biological relevance of carotenoids and
some of their metabolites in obesity management. The relationship between carotenoids …

Inhibition of α-glucosidase and α-amylase by flavonoid glycosides from Lu'an GuaPian tea: molecular docking and interaction mechanism

F Hua, P Zhou, HY Wu, GX Chu, ZW Xie, GH Bao - Food & function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Green tea may favorably modulate blood glucose homeostasis, and regular consumption of
green tea can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, α …

A comprehensive review of phytonutrients as a dietary therapy for obesity

SA Siddiqui, I Azmy Harahap, P Suthar, YS Wu… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a complex medical condition mainly caused by eating habits, genetics, lifestyle,
and medicine. The present study deals with traditional diets like the Mediterranean diet …

Plant extracts in prevention of obesity

HN Wang, JZ Xiang, Z Qi, M Du - Critical reviews in food science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity has become a worldwide issue and is accompanied by serious complications.
Western high energy diet has been identified to be a major factor contributing to the current …

β-carotene in obesity research: technical considerations and current status of the field

J Coronel, I Pinos, J Amengual - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Over the past decades, obesity has become a rising health problem as the accessibility to
high calorie, low nutritional value food has increased. Research shows that some bioactive …

Carotenoids and carotenoid conversion products in adipose tissue biology and obesity: Pre-clinical and human studies

ML Bonet, J Ribot, S Galmés, F Serra… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antiobesity activities of carotenoids and carotenoid conversion products (CCPs) have been
demonstrated in pre-clinical studies, and mechanisms behind have begun to be unveiled …

Antiobesity effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and high fat diet-induced obese mice mediated by AMPK

H Liu, J Wang, M Liu, H Zhao, S Yaqoob, M Zheng… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ginsenosides Rg1 is one of the major pharmacologically active saponins in ginseng, which
as an antioxidant reduces oxidative damage in the liver and can also be used to prevent …

Bioactive dietary components—Anti‐obesity effects related to energy metabolism and inflammation

C Bertoncini‐Silva, JM Zingg, PG Fassini… - BioFactors, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is the result of the long‐term energy imbalance between the excess calories
consumed and the few calories expended. Reducing the intake of energy dense foods (fats …

Lutein ameliorates high‐fat diet‐induced obesity, fatty liver, and glucose intolerance in C57BL/6J mice

SS Gopal, SV Sukhdeo, B Vallikannan… - Phytotherapy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a multi‐factorial metabolic syndrome that increases the risk of cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, and cancer. We recently demonstrated the antiadipogenic efficacy of …