Ketogenic/Atkins diets (high protein and fat diet with low carbohydrates) |
Benefits against diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's disease |
[55, 56] |
Minimally refined grains, cereals, and fortified grains |
Reduce diabetes, prevent gastrointestinal cancers |
[57] |
Phytoestrogens (soya flour and linseeds) |
Enhance estrogen levels, prevent hot flushes & cancers |
[57] |
Edible mushrooms (Tonnage, Lentinus, Pleurites, Auricularia, Flammulina, Tremella, Hericium, & Grifola) |
Immunomodulatory, lipid-lowering, and antitumor activity |
[58] |
Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate |
Osteoarthritis |
[59] |
Peptides/hydrolysates (casein, buckwheat proteins, & whey proteins) |
ACE inhibitor, reduce cholesterol and hypertension, improve constipation & obesity |
[60] |
Dairy foods/bio yoghurts (probiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus, & Bifidobacterium) |
Promote gut health, |
[61] |
Fatty acids (LCPUFAs) |
Important for foetal & infant development |
[62] |