Herbs and Spices- Biomarkers of Intake Based on Human Intervention Studies - A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Culinary herbs and spices have been used as both food flavoring and food preservative agents for centuries. Moreover, due to their known and presumptive health benefits, herbs and spices have also been used in medical practices since ancient times. Some of the health effects attributed to herbs and spices include antioxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory effects as well as potential protection against cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. While interest in herbs and spices as medicinal agents remains high and their use in foods continues to grow, there have been remarkably few studies that have attempted to track the dietary intake of herbs and spices and even fewer that have tried to find potential biomarkers of food intake (BFIs). The aim of the

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Fresno R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6532192 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature