FOOD SUPPLEMENTS BASED ON COMPOUNDS FROM THE TRADITIONAL NUTRITION IN BULGARIA

Background and objectives: Two Bulgarian food supplements are presented which contain compounds characteristic for the national traditions in nutrition, the so called Balkan diet. Methods: The first one had a beneficial effect on the functions of the gastro-intestinal tract. This is a plant-derived...

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Published in:Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2017-10, Vol.71 (Suppl. 2), p.1194
Main Author: Handjiev, Svetoslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Dietary supplements
Edible oils
Essential oils
Food
Food products
Ginger
Glucose tolerance
Grapes
Intestine
Nutrition
Nuts
Pain
Peanuts
Plant extracts
Plants
Polyphenols
Resins
Resveratrol
Traditions
Wine
Wines
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Summary:Background and objectives: Two Bulgarian food supplements are presented which contain compounds characteristic for the national traditions in nutrition, the so called Balkan diet. Methods: The first one had a beneficial effect on the functions of the gastro-intestinal tract. This is a plant-derived product containing extracts from Golden shower, Cumin, Chebulic myrobalan, Wild grape, Cinnamon, Bay leaft, Cardamom, Ginger, Black pepper, Long pepper, Coriander and Asafoetida. The compounds are rich of etheric oils and resins. It is established that this food supplement has spasmolytic, anti-pain, carminative, antiemetic and antioxidant effects. The second one contains resveratrol which is a polyphenolic compound naturally found in grape, red wine, grape juice, peanuts. Results: Resveratrol is shown to have a profound antioxidant effects as part of the traditional Bulgarian food products. Conclusions: Our study suggests that resveratrol could improve specific metabolic parameters in individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes as well as in obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.
ISSN:0250-6807
1421-9697
DOI:10.1159/000480486