Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
Nutrition Faculty, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.
Curr Nutr Rep. 2024 Sep;13(3):611-638. doi: 10.1007/s13668-024-00553-9. Epub 2024 Jun 25.
The Amazon region has a high biodiversity of flora, with an elevated variety of fruits, such as Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dúbia), Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), Tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum and Astrocaryum vulgare), Fruta-do-conde (Annona squamosa L.), Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), Graviola (Annona muricata L.), Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis), and Pitanga (Eugenia uniflora), among many others, that are rich in phytochemicals, minerals and vitamins with prominent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential.
Studies evaluating the chemical composition of these fruits have observed a high content of nutrients and bioactive compounds. Such components are associated with significant biological effects in treating various non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and related complications. Regular intake of these fruits from Amazonas emerges as a potential therapeutic approach to preventing and treating NCDs as a nutritional strategy to reduce the incidence or mitigate common complications in these patients, which are the leading global causes of death. As studies remain largely unexplored, this narrative review discusses the possible health-beneficial effects for patients with NCDs.
综述目的：亚马逊地区拥有丰富的植物多样性，拥有各种水果，如卡姆果（Myrciaria dúbia）、巴西莓（Euterpe oleracea Mart.）、图卡姆（Astrocaryum aculeatum 和 Astrocaryum vulgare）、费约果（Annona squamosa L.）、可可（Theobroma grandiflorum）、刺果番荔枝（Annona muricata L.）、瓜拉纳（Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis）和泡果沙拐枣（Eugenia uniflora）等，这些水果富含植物化学物质、矿物质和维生素，具有显著的抗氧化和抗炎潜力。
最新发现：评估这些水果化学成分的研究观察到它们含有丰富的营养物质和生物活性化合物。这些成分与治疗各种非传染性疾病（NCDs）及其相关并发症的显著生物学效应有关。经常摄入亚马逊地区的这些水果可能是一种预防和治疗 NCDs 的潜在治疗方法，也是一种营养策略，可以降低这些患者的发病率或减轻常见并发症，这些患者是全球主要的死亡原因。由于研究仍在很大程度上未被探索，本叙述性综述讨论了这些水果对 NCDs 患者的可能有益健康的影响。
