Nutraceuticals and Their Contribution to Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases

The high rate of deaths around the world from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (70%) is a consequence of a poor diet lacking in nutrients and is linked to lifestyle and environmental conditions that together trigger predisposing factors. NCDs have increased 9.8% of public health spending worldwide, w...

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Published in:Foods 2023-08, Vol.12 (17), p.3262
Main Authors: Garza-Juárez, Aurora, Pérez-Carrillo, Esther, Arredondo-Espinoza, Eder Ubaldo, Islas, José Francisco, Benítez-Chao, Diego Francisco, Escamilla-García, Erandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural societies
Analysis
Bioactive compounds
Cardiovascular diseases
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes mellitus
Diet
Eating behavior
Economic policy
Environmental conditions
Food habits
Food science
Food security
Food supply
Functional foods
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
health
inflammatory factors
Insulin resistance
International organizations
Mortality
noncommunicable diseases
nourishment
Nutrients
Obesity
Planning
Plants (botany)
Political aspects
Prevention
Public health
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory tract diseases
Review
Strategic planning (Business)
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:The high rate of deaths around the world from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (70%) is a consequence of a poor diet lacking in nutrients and is linked to lifestyle and environmental conditions that together trigger predisposing factors. NCDs have increased 9.8% of public health spending worldwide, which has been increasing since 2000. Hence, international organizations such as the WHO, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have been developing strategic plans to implement government and economic policies to strengthen programs in favor of food security and nutrition. A systematic review is presented to document an analysis of the origin and characteristics of obesity, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and cancers affecting a large part of the world’s population. This review proposes a scientifically based report of functional foods including fruits, vegetables, grains, and plants, and how their bioactive compounds called nutraceuticals—when consumed as part of a diet—benefit in the prevention and treatment of NCDs from an early age. Multifactorial aspects of NCDs, such as culture and eating habits, are limitations to consider from the clinical, nutritional, and biochemical points of view of everyone who suffers from them.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods12173262