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Spices and Atherosclerosis

Pi-Fen Tsui1,2, Chin-Sheng Lin3, Ling-Jun Ho4

  • 1Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan. befun1214@gmail.com.

Nutrients
|November 15, 2018
PubMed

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Spices like pepper, ginger, garlic, and chili may protect against atherosclerosis. This review explores how dietary spices can help prevent cardiovascular disease through lifestyle adjustments.

Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global health issue.
  • Atherosclerosis, driven by lipid buildup and inflammation, underlies most CVD.
  • Dietary spices are globally consumed and may influence atherosclerosis development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the protective effects of specific spice nutrients against atherosclerosis.
  • To explore mechanisms, epidemiology, and clinical evidence of spices in CVD prevention.
  • To provide dietary recommendations for preventing atherosclerotic CVD.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on spices (pepper, ginger, garlic, onion, cinnamon, chili).
  • Analysis of mechanisms, epidemiological data, and clinical trials.
  • Integration of findings to inform dietary recommendations.

Main Results:

  • Specific nutrients in spices demonstrate potential anti-atherosclerotic properties.
  • Evidence suggests varied impacts of different spices on cardiovascular health.
  • Dietary patterns incorporating these spices may reduce CVD risk.

Conclusions:

  • Spices contain bioactive compounds with potential benefits for cardiovascular health.
  • Dietary adjustments incorporating spices can be a strategy for preventing atherosclerotic CVD.
  • Further research and personalized dietary guidance are warranted.

Keywords:
atherosclerosisatherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasenutrientsspices

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