Chapter 3 Nutraceutical properties of dietary lipids
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Munazza Kiran
Abstract
Lipids have been described as harmful components of food due to their high caloric value and some unhealthy effects, in particular their association with cardiometabolic disorders. In recent decades, the research mainly focused on exploring the beneficial effects of plant’s bioactive components, where lipids have been reported with associated health benefits. Thus, they emerged as one of the functional foods. They help the host to decrease the risk of chronic pathologies like obesity, cardiovascular disorders, cancer, and neurological ailments. Initial observations shed light on omega-3-fatty acids and other dietary lipids for their possible health benefits but thereafter much attention has been paid to unsaturated fatty acids and phytosterols for their noncalorific roles in prevention and treatment of certain diseased states. Regular intake of these lipids in adequate amount may not only suppress hypercholesterolemia, systemic inflammation, and neurodegeneration but also play a critical role in other signaling pathways in the body like cell survival, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. This chapter focuses on dietary lipids from different sources and their potential nutraceutical benefits providing a roadmap for the possibility of their incorporation in human diet as functional foods.
Abstract
Lipids have been described as harmful components of food due to their high caloric value and some unhealthy effects, in particular their association with cardiometabolic disorders. In recent decades, the research mainly focused on exploring the beneficial effects of plant’s bioactive components, where lipids have been reported with associated health benefits. Thus, they emerged as one of the functional foods. They help the host to decrease the risk of chronic pathologies like obesity, cardiovascular disorders, cancer, and neurological ailments. Initial observations shed light on omega-3-fatty acids and other dietary lipids for their possible health benefits but thereafter much attention has been paid to unsaturated fatty acids and phytosterols for their noncalorific roles in prevention and treatment of certain diseased states. Regular intake of these lipids in adequate amount may not only suppress hypercholesterolemia, systemic inflammation, and neurodegeneration but also play a critical role in other signaling pathways in the body like cell survival, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. This chapter focuses on dietary lipids from different sources and their potential nutraceutical benefits providing a roadmap for the possibility of their incorporation in human diet as functional foods.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- About the editors XI
- Chapter 1 Nutraceuticals and food supplements: basic concepts and regulatory aspects 1
- Chapter 2 Nutraceutical properties of bioactive peptides 17
- Chapter 3 Nutraceutical properties of dietary lipids 43
- Chapter 4 Biological importance of vitamins and minerals 63
- Chapter 5 Clinical significance of herb–drug interactions 103
- Chapter 6 Nutraceuticals and oxidative stress 125
- Chapter 7 Nutraceuticals and inflammation 145
- Chapter 8 Metabolic disorders 167
- Chapter 9 Multiple gastrointestinal tract disorders 193
- Chapter 10 Bone health 223
- Chapter 11 Medicinal plants and alternative therapies for reproductive system health 237
- Chapter 12 Infectious disorders 267
- Chapter 13 Medicinal plants for urinary tract problems 293
- Chapter 14 Ocular health 315
- Chapter 15 Medicinal plants and pregnancy sickness 333
- Chapter 16 Toxicity and safety of nutraceuticals 345
- Index 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- About the editors XI
- Chapter 1 Nutraceuticals and food supplements: basic concepts and regulatory aspects 1
- Chapter 2 Nutraceutical properties of bioactive peptides 17
- Chapter 3 Nutraceutical properties of dietary lipids 43
- Chapter 4 Biological importance of vitamins and minerals 63
- Chapter 5 Clinical significance of herb–drug interactions 103
- Chapter 6 Nutraceuticals and oxidative stress 125
- Chapter 7 Nutraceuticals and inflammation 145
- Chapter 8 Metabolic disorders 167
- Chapter 9 Multiple gastrointestinal tract disorders 193
- Chapter 10 Bone health 223
- Chapter 11 Medicinal plants and alternative therapies for reproductive system health 237
- Chapter 12 Infectious disorders 267
- Chapter 13 Medicinal plants for urinary tract problems 293
- Chapter 14 Ocular health 315
- Chapter 15 Medicinal plants and pregnancy sickness 333
- Chapter 16 Toxicity and safety of nutraceuticals 345
- Index 365
