Health Sciences Division, Abu Dhabi Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 41012, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Avian Disease Research and Diagnostic, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj 31585-854, Iran.
Molecules. 2021 Apr 27;26(9):2540. doi: 10.3390/molecules26092540.
Nutraceuticals are essential food constituents that provide nutritional benefits as well as medicinal effects. The benefits of these foods are due to the presence of active compounds such as carotenoids, collagen hydrolysate, and dietary fibers. Nutraceuticals have been found to positively affect cardiovascular and immune system health and have a role in infection and cancer prevention. Nutraceuticals can be categorized into different classes based on their nature and mode of action. In this review, different classifications of nutraceuticals and their potential therapeutic activity, such as anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-lipid activity in disease will be reviewed. Moreover, the different mechanisms of action of these products, applications, and safety upon consumers including current trends and future prospect of nutraceuticals will be included.
营养保健品是提供营养益处和医学效果的必需食物成分。这些食物的益处源于存在的活性化合物，如类胡萝卜素、胶原蛋白水解物和膳食纤维。营养保健品已被发现对心血管和免疫系统健康有积极影响，并在感染和癌症预防中发挥作用。营养保健品可以根据其性质和作用方式进行分类。在这篇综述中，将讨论营养保健品的不同分类及其潜在的治疗活性，如抗癌、抗氧化、抗炎和抗脂质活性在疾病中的作用。此外，还将包括这些产品的不同作用机制、应用以及对消费者的安全性，包括营养保健品的当前趋势和未来前景。
