Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Medial Sciences, University of Hail, Hail PO Box 2440, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail PO Box 2440, Saudi Arabia.
Mar Drugs. 2020 May 18;18(5):265. doi: 10.3390/md18050265.
Recent developments in nutraceuticals and functional foods have confirmed that bioactive components present in our diet play a major therapeutic role against human diseases. Moreover, there is a huge emphasis on food scientists for identifying and producing foods with better bioactive activity, which can ultimately provide wellness and well-being to human health. Among the several well-known foods with bioactive constituents, fish has always been considered important, due to its rich nutritional values and by-product application in food industries. Nutritionists, food scientists, and other scientific communities have been working jointly to uncover new bioactive molecules that could increase the potential and therapeutic benefits of these bioactive components. Despite the innumerable benefits of fish and known fish bioactive molecules, its use by food or pharmaceutical industries is scarce, and even research on fish-based nutraceuticals is not promising. Therefore, this review focuses on the current information/data available regarding fish bioactive components, its application as nutraceuticals for therapeutic purposes in the treatment of chronic diseases, ethnic issues related to consumption of fish or its by-products. Especial emphasis is given on the utilization of fish wastes and its by-products to fulfill the world demand for cheap dietary supplements specifically for underdeveloped/least developed countries.
近年来，营养保健品和功能性食品的发展已经证实，我们饮食中的生物活性成分在对抗人类疾病方面发挥着重要的治疗作用。此外，人们非常重视食品科学家的工作，以识别和生产具有更好生物活性的食品，这最终可以为人类健康带来健康和幸福。在具有生物活性成分的几种著名食物中，鱼类一直被认为是重要的，因为它具有丰富的营养价值和在食品工业中的副产品应用。营养学家、食品科学家和其他科学界一直在共同努力，以发现新的生物活性分子，这些分子可以提高这些生物活性成分的潜力和治疗效果。尽管鱼类具有无数的益处和已知的鱼类生物活性分子，但食品或制药行业对其的利用仍然很少，甚至对鱼类营养保健品的研究也没有什么进展。因此，本综述重点介绍了有关鱼类生物活性成分的最新信息/数据，以及将其作为治疗慢性疾病的营养保健品的应用，包括与鱼类或其副产品消费相关的民族问题。特别强调了利用鱼类废物及其副产品来满足世界对廉价膳食补充剂的需求，特别是为不发达国家和最不发达国家提供。
