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Vegetables containing phytochemicals with potential anti-obesity properties: A review

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Williams, D. J., Edwards, D., Hamernig, I., Jian, L., James, A. P., Johnson , S. K. and Tapsell, L. C. (2013) Vegetables containing phytochemicals with potential anti-obesity properties: A review. Food Research International, 52 (1). pp. 323-333.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2013.03.015

Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996913001786

Abstract

The incidence of obesity is rising worldwide at an alarming rate and is becoming a major public health concern with incalculable social and economic costs. Studies have exposed the relationship between the adiposity, inflammation and the development of other metabolic disorders, so dietary factors that influence some or all of these are of interest. Dietary phytochemicals appear to be able to target different stages of the adipocyte (fat cell) lifecycle. For example, several classes of polyphenols have been implicated in suppressing the growth of adipose tissue through modifying the adipocyte lifecycle. Many dietary phytochemicals also have strong anti-inflammatory activity, but the amount present in plants varies and may be affected by processing. In this review we summarise the likely mechanisms of action of plant phytochemicals. We highlight the major vegetable sources of polyphenols, including those with possible synergistic attributes, discuss the variation in polyphenol levels and their distribution in cultivars and outline the effects of food processing. The identification and characterisation of the anti-obesogenic properties of phytochemicals in vegetables, as well as an appreciation of the effect of cooking on phytochemical content provide significant new information supporting dietary guidelines that encourage vegetable consumption for the prevention and management of lifestyle related disease.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Crop and Food Science
Additional Information:Crown Copyright © 2013
Keywords:Adipocyte lifecycle Anti-obesity phytochemicals Polyphenols Carotenoids Organosulphurs Cooking
Subjects:Plant culture > Food crops
Live Archive:13 Jun 2013 02:48
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:49

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