Title:Plant Materials for the Production of Functional Foods for Weight
Management and Obesity Prevention
Volume: 20
Issue: 4
Author(s): Оlena Stabnikova*Octavio Paredes-López
Affiliation:
- Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Advanced Research Laboratory, National University of Food
Technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine
Keywords:
Vegetable ingredients, nutraceutical foods, plant material, weight management, obesity prevention, low-fat diets.
Abstract:
Obesity is a serious problem in the modern world and is considered a risk factor in the
development of many human diseases.
Consumption of low-calorie, low-fat diets, together with increased physical activity and a healthy
lifestyle, contribute a lot to the fight against obesity. Meanwhile, functional foods with a reduced
calorie content and enriched with substances useful for the human body may play a role as additional
helpers in weight management. In this review, general suggestions for the elaboration of foods
with plant-origin functional ingredients for weight management, which help the human body with
obesity prevention, based on human clinical trials, are proposed.
Including new ingredients of plant-origin for the preparation of traditional foods helps to have a
balanced diet and may contribute to weight management and obesity prevention.