Journal
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Volume 21, Issue -, Pages 372-387Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.12.006
Keywords
Appetite; Fat absorption; Adipogenesis; Thermogenesis; Marine food; Functional compounds
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- Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at the Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning [2013-55]
- Young College Teacher Training Program of Shanghai [ZZZZHY15008]
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The incidence of obesity, caused by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, has dramatically risen in recent years. Obesity is becoming a worldwide burden to public health. In many epidemic studies a lower prevalence of obesity-related diseases is observed in seafood-consuming population, suggesting a beneficial role of marine foods against obesity. It is believed that some functional ingredients in marine foods account for their anti-obesity effect. In this review, the cause and mechanism of obesity are first discussed in order to better understand how functional compounds can alleviate obesity. In addition, a series of anti-obesity components derived from marine origin, especially edible sources, are summarised, including lipids, polysaccharides, phlorotannins, carotenoids and others, with an emphasis on their efficacy and mechanism of action. Due to their anti-obesity effect, these marine-derived compounds might be excellent sources in the development of functional food against obesity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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