Human Metabolic Health- Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism

Biography

Biography: Mohmmad Kamil

Abstract

The plant kingdom off ers a rich source of structural biodiversity in the form of a variety of natural products. As we know natural products continue to play an important role especially in and food and pharmaceutical industries. Besides medicament, plants have always been a common source of food and nutrition either as such or as dietary supplements. Th e unique nutrient richness of every whole, natural food can be show cased in a variety of ways. But there is no better way to highlight the unique nutrient richness of foods than to focus on their fl avonoid content. Flavonoid, one of the largest nutrient families known to scientists, covers a large group of naturally occurring, low molecular phenolic compounds found practically in all parts of the plant, include over 6,000 already-identifi ed family members. A large number of novel fl avonoids and bifl avonoids have been isolated from medicinal plants. Some of the best-known fl avonoids include quercetin, kaempferol, catechins and anthocyanidins. Obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disease and a growing public health problem worldwide. In this talk the anti-obesity potential of diverse plants such as Aloe vera, Camellia sinensis, Hibiscus sabdariff a, Hypericum perforatum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Capsicum annuum, Rosmarinus offi cinalis, Citrus limon, Punica granatum and some other common plants will be discussed. Researchers consider the potential of these plants as natural alternative treatments of some metabolic alterations associated with obesity. Market dietary supplements for obesity frequently contain undeclared/ hidden active ingredients that could be harmful to public health, the laboratory experience on this intensional adulteration shows that Plants play a untrivial role in public Health which is free from Adulteration contamination when compared with modern medicines. Hence plants with special reference to fl avonoids helps and prevents us from mutation especially in obesity prevention.