TY - CHAP
T1 - Potentials of Food Phytochemicals in the Treatment and Management of Obesity
AU - Ofori, Emmanuel Kwaku
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, John O. Onuh, Yashwant V. Pathak; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - When a person’s body mass index (BMI) is greater than or equal to 30 kg of body weight per square meter of height, they are considered to have the medical condition of obesity. It is characterized by the accumulation of excess fat, which can be detrimental to one’s health and overall well-being. As the problem of obesity continues to worsen around the world, it has emerged as a major source of concern in our modern society. Obesity is linked to a variety of conditions that are detrimental to human health, such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarticular system, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and many others. A sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits are thought to be the primary contributors to the epidemic of obesity in the United States. The conventional approaches to combating obesity do not come without any negative consequences, and as a result, there is an urgent need for the development of novel, nontoxic methods to regulate obesity. The potential of natural products to combat obesity is a field of food study that has lately attracted a significant amount of interest due to recent developments in the field. It is already common knowledge that many different plant items can successfully combat obesity. The typical diet should always include a sufficient amount of fruit, vegetables, spices, and herbs. Phytochemicals, which arise from plants and can be thought of as molecules, are endowed with potent antiobesogenic, anticarcinogenic, and antiinflammatory effects. These phytochemicals found in food have a great deal of promise for boosting one’s health and warding off disease. It is commonly recognized that these chemicals are responsible for giving plants their color, scent, and taste, in addition to serving as a natural defense mechanism for plants. Combinations of numerous phytochemicals may result in synergistic activity, which boosts their bioavailability and their impact on various molecular targets. As a result, treatments involving combinations of multiple phytochemicals offer advantages over those involving single compounds. These chemicals exert their antiobesity effects through the modulation of many pathways, including lipid absorption, intake, and expenditure of energy; boosting lipolysis; decreasing lipogenesis; differentiating and proliferating preadipocytes; and enhancing lipolysis. Carotenoids, phenolics, alkaloids, nitrogen-containing compounds, alkaloids, sulfur-containing phytochemicals, terpenoids, flavonoids, phytosterols, and polyphenols are the types of phytochemicals that have received the most attention from researchers. The implications of dietary phytochemical patterns on chronic illnesses such as obesity will be discussed in this chapter.
AB - When a person’s body mass index (BMI) is greater than or equal to 30 kg of body weight per square meter of height, they are considered to have the medical condition of obesity. It is characterized by the accumulation of excess fat, which can be detrimental to one’s health and overall well-being. As the problem of obesity continues to worsen around the world, it has emerged as a major source of concern in our modern society. Obesity is linked to a variety of conditions that are detrimental to human health, such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarticular system, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and many others. A sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits are thought to be the primary contributors to the epidemic of obesity in the United States. The conventional approaches to combating obesity do not come without any negative consequences, and as a result, there is an urgent need for the development of novel, nontoxic methods to regulate obesity. The potential of natural products to combat obesity is a field of food study that has lately attracted a significant amount of interest due to recent developments in the field. It is already common knowledge that many different plant items can successfully combat obesity. The typical diet should always include a sufficient amount of fruit, vegetables, spices, and herbs. Phytochemicals, which arise from plants and can be thought of as molecules, are endowed with potent antiobesogenic, anticarcinogenic, and antiinflammatory effects. These phytochemicals found in food have a great deal of promise for boosting one’s health and warding off disease. It is commonly recognized that these chemicals are responsible for giving plants their color, scent, and taste, in addition to serving as a natural defense mechanism for plants. Combinations of numerous phytochemicals may result in synergistic activity, which boosts their bioavailability and their impact on various molecular targets. As a result, treatments involving combinations of multiple phytochemicals offer advantages over those involving single compounds. These chemicals exert their antiobesity effects through the modulation of many pathways, including lipid absorption, intake, and expenditure of energy; boosting lipolysis; decreasing lipogenesis; differentiating and proliferating preadipocytes; and enhancing lipolysis. Carotenoids, phenolics, alkaloids, nitrogen-containing compounds, alkaloids, sulfur-containing phytochemicals, terpenoids, flavonoids, phytosterols, and polyphenols are the types of phytochemicals that have received the most attention from researchers. The implications of dietary phytochemical patterns on chronic illnesses such as obesity will be discussed in this chapter.
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U2 - 10.1201/9781003340201-13
DO - 10.1201/9781003340201-13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85198588462
SN - 9781032374208
SP - 331
EP - 363
BT - Plant Food Phytochemicals and Bioactive Compounds in Nutrition and Health
PB - CRC Press
ER -