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Khalid W, Arshad MS, Aziz A, Rahim M, Qaisrani TB, Afzal F, Ali A, Ranjha MMAN, Khalid MZ, Anjum F. Chia seeds ( Salvia hispanica L.): A therapeutic weapon in metabolic disorders. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:3-16. [PMID: 36655089 PMCID: PMC9834868 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The growth of functional components containing agricultural foods is enhancing because these components aid the human body against different chronic diseases. Currently, chia seeds basically belong to the mint family and are edible seeds of Salvia hispanica. These seeds are composed of different functional components including fiber, polyphenols, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acid vitamins, minerals, and peptides. Besides, these seeds are also a good source of vegetable protein, unsaturated fat, carbohydrates, and ash. Chia seed components are helpful in cardiovascular disease (CVD) by reducing blood pressure, platelet aggregation, cholesterol, and oxidation. In GI-tract-related diseases like diabetes and constipation, chia fiber reduces the blood glucose level and provides bulk to stool. However, antioxidants and polyphenols are protected beta cells of the pancreas from inflammation. These components are protected from the cell damage of the different body parts, which can provide help in different types of cancer including breast, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic. Conclusively, some pervious studies approved that chia seed components are played important role in chronic diseases.
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- Waseem Khalid
- Department of Food ScienceGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabadPakistan
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- Department of Food ScienceGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabadPakistan
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- Department of Food ScienceGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabadPakistan
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- Department of Food ScienceGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabadPakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering and TechnologyGhazi UniversityDera Ghazi KhanPakistan
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- Department of Food ScienceGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabadPakistan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public HealthCentral South UniversityHunanChina
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- Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of AmericaIFANCA Halal Apex, Private LimitedFaisalabadPakistan
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Elsner F, Matthiessen LE, Średnicka-Tober D, Marx W, O’Neil A, Welch AA, Hayhoe RP, Higgs S, van Vliet M, Morphew-Lu E, Kazimierczak R, Góralska-Walczak R, Kopczyńska K, Steenbuch Krabbe Bruun T, Rosane BP, Gjedsted Bügel S, Strassner C. Identifying Future Study Designs for Mental Health and Social Wellbeing Associated with Diets of a Cohort Living in Eco-Regions: Findings from the INSUM Expert Workshop. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:669. [PMID: 36612999 PMCID: PMC9819394 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Diets influence our mental health and social wellbeing (MHSW) in multiple ways. A rising community concept, Eco-Regions, has gained interest. The research project "Indicators for assessment of health effects of consumption of sustainable, organic school meals in Ecoregions" (INSUM) aims to develop future-oriented research approaches to measure the potential health effects of more sustainable and healthy diets. This first part of the project focuses on MHSW with the goal to identify suitable study designs and indicators. The methodology is based on a 2-day workshop with an interdisciplinary group of experts. This paper describes commonly applied research methods on the nexus between diet and MHSW as presented by the experts and summarises key points from the discussions. The results show that the dominating tool to investigate MSHW is questionnaires. Questionnaires vary largely depending on the research design, such as participants or distribution channels. Cohort studies addressing families and including in-depth interventional and/or experimental studies may be suitable for an Eco-Region investigation. Those MHSW studies can be conducted and combined with measurements of somatic health effects. We conclude that indicators should be seen as complementary rather than independent. Explorative research designs are required to investigate complex Eco-Regions.
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- Friederike Elsner
- Department of Food, Nutrition, Facilities, FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Functional and Organic Food, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Food & Mood Centre, IMPACT—The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Food & Mood Centre, IMPACT—The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute for Positive Health, 3521 AL Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Functional and Organic Food, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Functional and Organic Food, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Functional and Organic Food, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, Facilities, FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, 48149 Muenster, Germany
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“Young and Green” a Study of Consumers’ Perceptions and Reported Purchasing Behaviour towards Organic Food in Poland and the United Kingdom. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132313022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Globally, the organic food market is the most successful green market. Young consumers, the decision-makers of the future, are perceived as being more environmentally concerned than older cohorts. The aim of this study was to consider young consumers’ attitudes and behaviours concerning organic food, where the organic food market in the UK is more mature than in Poland. Empirical research was conducted using a web-based survey questionnaire (CAWI) with consumers (n = 973) in both countries. The associations between four constructs (general pro-social attitudes, green consumption values, receptivity to green communication, and buying behaviour) were considered using CB-SEM. We extended the model with two new constructs to explain young consumers’ purchases of organic food. UK respondents are significantly more conscious green consumers with higher environmental attitude intensity than Polish residents. Intensity of pro-environmental attitude components influences directly and indirectly the choice of organic food. People with a higher intensity of pro-environmental attitudes are significantly more likely to choose organic food. Perception of organic food influences purchases only in Poland. The components of pro-environmental attitudes and perception of organic food alone do not explain the variability in behaviour, despite a good fit of the model. This suggests that other independent variables may be of influence.
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Vigar V, Oliver C, Leifert C, Myers SP. Reply to "Comment on: A Systematic Review of Organic Versus Conventional Food Consumption: Is There a Measurable Benefit on Human Health? Nutrients 2020, 12, 7". Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12030695. [PMID: 32182642 PMCID: PMC7146577 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Vanessa Vigar
- NatMed Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia; (V.V.); (C.O.)
- Integria Healthcare, Brisbane 4113, Australia
- School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
- Centre for Organics Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia;
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- NatMed Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia; (V.V.); (C.O.)
- School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
- Centre for Organics Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia;
- Oliver Nutrition Pty Ltd., Lismore 2480, Australia
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- Centre for Organics Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia;
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- NatMed Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia; (V.V.); (C.O.)
- School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia
- Centre for Organics Research, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, Australia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-2-6620-3000
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