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. 2022 Jul 4;2022:2051017. doi: 10.1155/2022/2051017

Table 1.

Nutraceutical foods and their therapeutic uses.

Nutraceutical/nutrients Therapeutic uses References
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]