Amazonian Fruits for Treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases.

Autor: Lima LS; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil., Ribeiro M; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil., Cardozo LFMF; Nutrition Faculty, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.; Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil.; Graduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil., Moreira NX; Nutrition Faculty, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil., Teodoro AJ; Nutrition Faculty, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.; Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil., Stenvinkel P; Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Mafra D; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. dmafra30@gmail.com.; Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil. dmafra30@gmail.com.; Unidade de Pesquisa Clínica-UPC. Rua Marquês de Paraná, Niterói-RJ, 303/4 Andar , Niterói, RJ, 24033-900, Brazil. dmafra30@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current nutrition reports [Curr Nutr Rep] 2024 Sep; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 611-638. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25.
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-024-00553-9
Abstrakt: Purpose of Review: The Amazon region has a high biodiversity of flora, with an elevated variety of fruits, such as Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dúbia), Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), Tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum and Astrocaryum vulgare), Fruta-do-conde (Annona squamosa L.), Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), Graviola (Annona muricata L.), Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis), and Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora), among many others, that are rich in phytochemicals, minerals and vitamins with prominent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential.
Recent Findings: Studies evaluating the chemical composition of these fruits have observed a high content of nutrients and bioactive compounds. Such components are associated with significant biological effects in treating various non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and related complications. Regular intake of these fruits from Amazonas emerges as a potential therapeutic approach to preventing and treating NCDs as a nutritional strategy to reduce the incidence or mitigate common complications in these patients, which are the leading global causes of death. As studies remain largely unexplored, this narrative review discusses the possible health-beneficial effects for patients with NCDs.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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