Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities, which together lead to increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as reduced quality of life. Dietary nitrate, betalains and anthocyanins may improve risk factors for MetS and reduce the...
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| author | Cameron Haswell Ajmol Ali Rachel Page Roger Hurst Kay Rutherfurd-Markwick |
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| description | Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities, which together lead to increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as reduced quality of life. Dietary nitrate, betalains and anthocyanins may improve risk factors for MetS and reduce the risk of development of CHD and T2DM. Beetroot is a rich source of dietary nitrate, and anthocyanins are present in high concentrations in blackcurrants. This narrative review considers the efficacy of beetroot and blackcurrant compounds as potential agents to improve MetS risk factors, which could lead to decreased risk of CHD and T2DM. Further research is needed to establish the mechanisms through which these outcomes may occur, and chronic supplementation studies in humans may corroborate promising findings from animal models and acute human trials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf2b6a7a4a904d9da30418b223d9104b2023-11-21T21:15:26ZengMDPI AGMetabolites2218-19892021-05-0111633810.3390/metabo11060338Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk FactorsCameron Haswell0Ajmol Ali1Rachel Page2Roger Hurst3Kay Rutherfurd-Markwick4School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New ZealandSchool of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New ZealandSchool of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington 6140, New ZealandFood Innovation Portfolio, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New ZealandSchool of Health Sciences, Massey University, Auckland 0745, New ZealandMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities, which together lead to increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as reduced quality of life. Dietary nitrate, betalains and anthocyanins may improve risk factors for MetS and reduce the risk of development of CHD and T2DM. Beetroot is a rich source of dietary nitrate, and anthocyanins are present in high concentrations in blackcurrants. This narrative review considers the efficacy of beetroot and blackcurrant compounds as potential agents to improve MetS risk factors, which could lead to decreased risk of CHD and T2DM. Further research is needed to establish the mechanisms through which these outcomes may occur, and chronic supplementation studies in humans may corroborate promising findings from animal models and acute human trials.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/11/6/338anthocyaninsdietary nitratebetalainshyperglycemiahypertensiondyslipidemia |
| spellingShingle | Cameron Haswell Ajmol Ali Rachel Page Roger Hurst Kay Rutherfurd-Markwick Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors Metabolites anthocyanins dietary nitrate betalains hyperglycemia hypertension dyslipidemia |
| title | Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors |
| title_full | Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors |
| title_fullStr | Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors |
| title_short | Potential of Beetroot and Blackcurrant Compounds to Improve Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors |
| title_sort | potential of beetroot and blackcurrant compounds to improve metabolic syndrome risk factors |
| topic | anthocyanins dietary nitrate betalains hyperglycemia hypertension dyslipidemia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/11/6/338 |
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