Galli C. (2012). Bioactive components in Mediterranean diets: from historical and ethnobotanical considerations to nutraceutical applications. Nutrafoods, 01/03/2012, vol. 11, n. 1, p. 11-17.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13749-012-0005-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13749-012-0005-3
Titre : | Bioactive components in Mediterranean diets: from historical and ethnobotanical considerations to nutraceutical applications (2012) |
Auteurs : | C. Galli |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Nutrafoods (vol. 11, n. 1, March 2012) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 11-17 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 08 - ALIMENTATION ; 8.1 - Consommation Alimentaire. ComportementThésaurus IAMM REGIME ALIMENTAIRE ; PREFERENCE ALIMENTAIRE ; DIETE MEDITERRANEENNE ; ALIMENTATION HUMAINE ; COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE ; COMPOSE PHENOLIQUE ; REGION MEDITERRANEENNE |
Résumé : | The uniqueness of diets consumed by local populations living in the Mediterranean basin, e.g., in the southern European countries and Crete, can be attributed to a number of factors, from local climatic conditions to ethnobotanical and cultural factors. The prevalence of local foods, especially wild plant foods and wild unbred animals, consumed by the populations characterise their diets. These foods are rich in bioactive compounds, generated in adaptation to local stressful environmental conditions, leading to a pro-oxidant situation. Also, the presence of the Mediterranean Sea has facilitated waves of seafaring colonists from one country to another, establishing local coastal enclaves and contributing to diversified dietary habits. Olive oil The most common food is olive oil, rich in bioactive phenols. These compounds exert potent activities in vitro in animals and in humans consuming phenol-rich oils. The effects are not only antioxidant (AO), but also modulatory on cell signalling, resulting e.g., in inhibition of prothrombotic and inflammatory parameters. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13749-012-0005-3 |