Biological activities of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and juçara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) intake in humans: an integrative review of clinical trials
| Autor: | Cândice Laís Knöner Copetti, Sheyla de L Baptista, Alyne Cardoso, Patricia Faria Di Pietro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics Human studies biology Traditional medicine Euterpe Plant Extracts Human organism Medicine (miscellaneous) 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040401 food science Antioxidants Anthocyanins Clinical trial 03 medical and health sciences Human health 0404 agricultural biotechnology Fruit Humans Metabolic Stress Euterpe oleracea Mart Euterpe edulis |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition Reviews. 79:1375-1391 |
| ISSN: | 1753-4887 0029-6643 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/nutrit/nuab002 |
| Popis: | Açaí (E. oleracea) and juçara (E. edulis) are berries considered a source of bioactive compounds, especially anthocyanins and unsaturated fatty acids, with recognized health-promoting activities. An integrative review was conducted to identify available clinical trials that evaluated the effects of açaí and juçara intake on the human organism. Science Direct and Medline databases were searched. Human studies that evaluated any biological activities after açaí and juçara intake were included in this review. Twenty-three clinical trials were identified up to April 12, 2020. Studies evaluated the biological effects of açaí (n = 17), juçara (n = 5), or both berries simultaneously (n = 1). The results of these trials suggest both types of berries may contribute to improved antioxidant defense and to attenuating metabolic stress and inflammation. However, considerable heterogeneity was observed among trials, and few studies explored the bioactive compounds of the food matrix provided in the interventions. More clinical trials are encouraged to strengthen the current evidence on human biological outcomes, including comparative analysis between these berries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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