Precautions while reviewing a product claiming benefits of weight loss and overall wellness
By Dr Awadhesh Kishore, 7th Aug 2012 | Follow this author
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A product, free from additives or fillers and easily added to foods, has no side effects and is available at an easily accessible source on justified cost and contains sufficient content of anthocyanins, flavonoids and omega-3, 6 and 9 unsaturated fatty acids may be recommended for including as favorite food in diet for weight loss benefits and improving overall wellness.
- Precautions while reviewing a product claiming benefits of weight loss and overall wellness
- Abstract:
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- Introduction:
- Anthocyanins:
- Flavonoids:
- Omega-3:
- Omega-6:
- Omega-9:
- Recommendation:
- References:
Precautions while reviewing a product claiming benefits of weight loss and overall wellness
Dr Awadhesh Kishore and Rakhi Sharma*
Sarvoday Mahavidyalaya, Chaumuhan-281406, Mathura (INDIA)
*Institute for Development of Technology for Rural Advancement, Mathura-281004 (INDIA)
Abstract:
A product, free from additives or fillers and easily added to foods, has no side effects and is available at an easily accessible source on justified cost and contains sufficient content of anthocyanins, flavonoids and omega-3, 6 and 9 unsaturated fatty acids may be recommended for including as favorite food in diet for weight loss benefits and improving overall wellness.
Keywords:
Anthocyanins, Fatty acids, Flavonoids, Food additives, Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9, Reviewing, Weight loss, Wellness
Introduction:
If a product is available in the market claiming to be under super-fruit category, it may be reviewed properly on the basis of its content before recommending among the people. This is not a question which manufacturer manufactured it and the country it comes.
Today low energy diet concept is in practice. There are several products in the market that claim those do not have excessive calories and contain exotic super fruits. If a product is claiming that it will surely be beneficial for the consumers for weight loss benefits and improving overall wellness. Reviewer should consider the content of anthocyanins, flavonoids and omega-3, 6 and 9 unsaturated fatty acids of the product. These are considerable content of the products under this categoty. The product needs to have anti-oxidant power of flavonoids and anthocyanins.
Anthocyanins:
Anthocyanins are water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids and appear red, purple, or blue depending on the pH. The content is almost free from any specific odor and flavor. It is judged like secondary metabolites as a food additive in Europe (UK Food Standards Agency, 2011), Australia and New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, 2011). The content has its potential health effects against aging and neurological diseases. It has good potential to give prevention against cancer, inflammation, diabetes, bacterial infections and fibrocystic disease (Leonardi, 1993).
Flavonoids:
Flavonoids are also called bioflavonoids. In vitro studies showed that flavonoids also have anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory (Yamamoto and Gaynor, 2001), anti-microbial (Cushnie and Lamb, 2005; Cushnie and Lamb, 2011), anti-cancer (de Sousa et al. 2007), and anti-diarrheal activities (Schuier et al. 2005).
Omega-3:
Omega-3, known as linolenic acid is essential fatty acid (EFA) in the diet. The deficiency of Omega-3 in diet causes to decrease memory, mental abilities, to tingle sensation of nerves and poor vision, to increase tendency to form blood clots, to lessen immune function, and to increase triglycerides and "harmful" cholesterol (LDL) levels.
Omega-6:
Omega-6, linoleic acid is another essential fatty acid in the diet, which improves diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, PMS, skin disorders (e.g. psoriasis and eczema), and aid in cancer treatment.
Omega-9:
Omega-9, oleic acid is also an essential fatty acid in diet which reduces harmful cholesterol, prevents excessive stomach acid, and constipation.
Recommendation:
A product is free from additives or fillers and easily added to foods. It has no side effects and is available at an easily accessible source on a justified cost. It contains sufficient content of anthocyanins, flavonoids and omega-3, 6 and 9 unsaturated fatty acids. On the basis of these properties the same product may be recommended to be included as favorite food in the diet for weight loss benefits and improving overall wellness.
References:
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, 2011. Standard 1.2.4 - Labeling of ingredients.
Cushnie, T.P.T. and Lamb, A.J., 2005. Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 26, 5, 343–356.
Cushnie, T.P.T. and Lamb, A.J., 2011. Recent advances in understanding the antibacterial properties of flavonoids. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 38, 2, 99–107.
de Sousa, R.R.; Queiroz, K.C.; Souza, A.C.; Gurgueira, S.A.; Augusto, A.C.; and Miranda, M.A.; Peppelenbosch, M.P.; Ferreira, C.V. and Aoyama, H., 2007. Phosphoprotein levels, MAPK activities and NFkappaB expression are affected by fisetin. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem, 22, 4, 439–444.
Leonardi, M. 1993. Treatment of fibrocystic disease of the breast with myrtillus anthocyanins. Our experience. Minerva ginecologica, 45, 12, 617–621.
Schuier, M.; Sies, H.; Illek, B. and Fischer, H., 2005. Cocoa-related flavonoids inhibit CFTR-mediated chloride transport across T84 human colon epithelia. J. Nutr., 135, 10, 2320–2325.
UK Food Standards Agency, 2011. Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers.
Yamamoto and Gaynor, 2001. Therapeutic potential of inhibition of the NF-κB pathway in the treatment of inflammation and cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 107, 2, 135.
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