Do Plants have ANTI-OBESITY PROPERTIES ?
Many anti-obesity drugs were banned from the market due to their adverse
effects. From ancient times, naturopathic
treatment for obesity has been explored widely since early times and gaining
momentum in the present scenario.
Active phytoconstituents in ancient medical plants are used to treat obesity
and other chronic diseases related to it. Some medical plants were proven with
the ability to cure obesity with the bioactive compounds in it. The anti-obesity
effect of many plants provided and the actions on the delay of fat absorption,
suppression of enzymatic activities, mediation of lipid levels and increase of
lipolytic effects, attributed mainly to phenolic compounds.
Medical plants with
Anti-obesity property:
·
Garlic
· Soya
· Jack fruit
· Kiwi
· Achyranthes
· ox knee
· Bael fruits
· Soya
· Jack fruit
· Kiwi
· Achyranthes
· ox knee
· Bael fruits
The relation between the medical plants and reactive oxygen species with
various diseases are well explained in the ancient studies but in the present day
due to lack of knowledge, many people are affected by diseases like metabolic
cardiac disorders, cancer, tuberculosis and osteoporosis, plants with anti-oxidant
and anti-inflammatory properties can treat obesity with proven health benefits.
Obesity is also a costly disease. The cost required to cure obesity is
10% of US health care spending. Factors causing obesity may differ from one
country to another country. The factors responsible for obesity are age,
gender, annual household income, educational accomplishment, social class, and employment
status. Westernization of lifestyles, globalization of food markets, with high calories
is also a few other factors responsible for obesity.
Food which we consume should at least have a few medicinal properties
which will be a great afford to form our end to the body. So there is an urgent requirement
of developing other ways that will prevent obesity.
Natural inhibitors with the ability of digestion and absorption of dietary lipids which will reduce energy
intake through gastrointestinal
mechanisms without altering any main mechanisms.
Maintaining a proper diet will not only avoid obesity but also many
other diseases in the initial stage so it is essential to maintain a proper
diet in daily life so be healthy and stay fit.
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