Brown Seaweed Food Supplementation: Effects on Allergy and Inflammation and Its Consequences.

ABSTRACT: Multiple health benefits have been ascribed to brown seaweeds that are used traditionally as dietary component mostly in Asia. This systematic review summarizes information on the impact of brown seaweeds or components on inflammation, and inflammation-related pathologies, such as allergies, diabetes mellitus and obesity. We focus on oral supplementation thus intending the use of brown seaweeds as food additives. Despite the great diversity of experimental systems in which distinct species and compounds were tested for their effects on inflammation and immunity, a remarkably homogeneous picture arises. The predominant effects of consumption of brown seaweeds or compounds can be classified into three categories: (1) inhibition of reactive oxygen species, known to be important drivers of inf

SUBMITTER: Olsthoorn SEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398742 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature