Enhancing health benefits through chlorophylls and chlorophyll-rich agro-food: A comprehensive review

T Martins, AN Barros, E Rosa, L Antunes - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chlorophylls play a crucial role in photosynthesis and are abundantly found in green fruits
and vegetables that form an integral part of our diet. Although limited, existing studies …

Exploring the benefits of phycocyanin: From Spirulina cultivation to its widespread applications

R Fernandes, J Campos, M Serra, J Fidalgo… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Large-scale production of microalgae and their bioactive compounds has steadily increased
in response to global demand for natural compounds. Spirulina, in particular, has been used …

Edible microalgae and their bioactive compounds in the prevention and treatment of metabolic alterations

S Ramos-Romero, JR Torrella, T Pagès, G Viscor… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine and freshwater algae and their products are in growing demand worldwide because
of their nutritional and functional properties. Microalgae (unicellular algae) will constitute …

Recent advances of natural pigments from algae

Z Chen, W Wu, Y Wen, L Zhang, Y Wu, MS Farid… - … Processing and Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Pigment is an important food additive that plays a major role in the sensory impact of food.
And natural sources, healthy and non-toxic edible pigments are receiving a lot of attention …

Current evidence to propose different food supplements for weight loss: A comprehensive review

M Watanabe, R Risi, D Masi, A Caputi, A Balena… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of food supplements for weight loss purposes has rapidly gained popularity as the
prevalence of obesity increases. Navigating through the vast, often low quality, literature …

Mulberry leaf polysaccharides ameliorate obesity through activation of brown adipose tissue and modulation of the gut microbiota in high-fat diet fed mice

R Li, Z Xue, S Li, J Zhou, J Liu, M Zhang… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Improving energy homeostasis and the gut microbiota is a promising strategy to improve
obesity and related metabolic disorders. Mulberry leaf is one of the traditional Chinese …

The complex pathophysiology of bone fragility in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: therapeutic targets to promote osteogenesis

S Bathina, R Armamento-Villareal - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fractures associated with Type2 diabetes (T2DM) are major public health concerns in an
increasingly obese and aging population. Patients with obesity or T2DM have normal or …

Ginger prevents obesity through regulation of energy metabolism and activation of browning in high-fat diet-induced obese mice

J Wang, D Li, P Wang, X Hu, F Chen - The Journal of nutritional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous natural herbs have been proven as safe anti-obesity resources. Ginger, one of
the most widely consumed spices, has shown beneficial effects against obesity and related …

Beneficial effects of a chlorophyll-rich spinach extract supplementation on prevention of obesity and modulation of gut microbiota in high-fat diet-fed mice

Y Li, Y Cui, F Lu, X Wang, X Liao, X Hu… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity has become a serious public health threat worldwide and recent evidence
demonstrates that gut microbiota plays an important role in obesity. To the best of our …

Algal metabolites: Paving the way towards new generation antidiabetic therapeutics

A Kaushik, R Sangtani, HS Parmar, K Bala - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetes is prevailing in pandemic proportions, as nearly half a billion population is affected
by diabetes worldwide. The expenditure on diabetes healthcare is estimated to grow to $845 …