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- Title
A Review on Obesity Management through Natural Compounds and a Green Nanomedicine-Based Approach.
- Authors
Bhardwaj, Monika; Yadav, Poonam; Vashishth, Divya; Sharma, Kavita; Kumar, Ajay; Chahal, Jyoti; Dalal, Sunita; Kataria, Sudhir Kumar
- Abstract
Obesity is a serious health complication in almost every corner of the world. Excessive weight gain results in the onset of several other health issues such as type II diabetes, cancer, respiratory diseases, musculoskeletal disorders (especially osteoarthritis), and cardiovascular diseases. As allopathic medications and derived pharmaceuticals are partially successful in overcoming this health complication, there is an incessant need to develop new alternative anti-obesity strategies with long term efficacy and less side effects. Plants harbor secondary metabolites such as phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids and other specific compounds that have been shown to have effective anti-obesity properties. Nanoencapsulation of these secondary metabolites enhances the anti-obesity efficacy of these natural compounds due to their speculated property of target specificity and enhanced efficiency. These nanoencapsulated and naive secondary metabolites show anti-obesity properties mainly by inhibiting the lipid and carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes, suppression of adipogenesis and appetite, and enhancing energy metabolism. This review focuses on the plants and their secondary metabolites, along with their nanoencapsulation, that have anti-obesity effects, with their possible acting mechanisms, for better human health.
- Subjects
METABOLITES; TYPE 2 diabetes; APPETITE disorders; RESPIRATORY diseases; WEIGHT gain; PLANT metabolites
- Publication
Molecules, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 11, p3278
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules26113278