Natural dietary and medicinal plants with anti-obesity therapeutics activities for treatment and prevention of obesity during lock down and in post-COVID-19 era

W Sun, MH Shahrajabian, Q Cheng - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Overweight and obesity have become global epidemics, especially during the lockdown due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. The potential of medicinal plants as a better and safe option in …

Gut microbiota and its metabolites: Bridge of dietary nutrients and obesity-related diseases

M Zhou, LJ Johnston, C Wu, X Ma - Critical reviews in food science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While the incidence of obesity keeps increasing in both adults and children worldwide,
obesity and its complications remain major threatens to human health. Over the past …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa on blood pressure and cardiometabolic markers

LR Ellis, S Zulfiqar, M Holmes, L Marshall… - Nutrition …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) has been proposed to affect cardiovascular risk
factors. Objective To review the evidence for the effectiveness of hibiscus in modulating …

Hibiscus sabdariffa extract improves hepatic steatosis, partially through IRS-1/Akt and Nrf2 signaling pathways in rats fed a high fat diet

J Prasomthong, N Limpeanchob, S Daodee… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major world-wide health problem
and is characterized by lipid accumulation in the liver induced by high fat diet (HFD) …

Physiological Effects and Human Health Benefits of Hibiscus sabdariffa: A Review of Clinical Trials

E Montalvo-González, Z Villagrán, S González-Torres… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. Malvaceae (HS) is characterized by its edible calyxes. The HS
calyxes are widely used for cosmetic, food, and medicinal applications. According to …

Hibiscus sabdariffa in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment—Does It Work? An Evidence-Based Review

D Jamrozik, W Borymska, I Kaczmarczyk-Żebrowska - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetes is currently a global health problem that is already reported as an epidemic. This
metabolic disease, characterized by a disturbance in the carbohydrate, protein, and lipid …

A critical review on obesity: Herbal approach, bioactive compounds, and their mechanism

M Kumar, D Kaushik, J Kaur, C Proestos, F Oz, E Oz… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is arising as a global pandemic throughout the world. Over the past few decades,
obesity has tripled worldwide, creating an alarming situation. The majority of people …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal Plant extracts against Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated with obesity: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Gutiérrez-Cuevas, D López-Cifuentes… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Obesity has increasingly become a worldwide epidemic, as demonstrated by
epidemiological and clinical studies. Obesity may lead to the development of a broad …

Naringin ameliorates skeletal muscle atrophy and improves insulin resistance in high-fat-diet-induced insulin resistance in obese rats

C Termkwancharoen, W Malakul, A Phetrungnapha… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity causes progressive lipid accumulation and insulin resistance within muscle cells
and affects skeletal muscle fibres and muscle mass that demonstrates atrophy and …

Phytoactives for Obesity Management: Integrating Nanomedicine for Its Effective Delivery

AK Mandal, A Sahoo, WH Almalki, SS Almujri… - Nutrition …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is a global health concern that requires urgent investigation and management.
While synthetic anti-obesity medications are available, they come with a high risk of side …