Non-nutrients and nutrients from Latin American fruits for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Lais Marinho Aguiar; Juliano Lemos Bicas; Eduardo Fuentes; Marcelo Alarcón; Ivan Palomo Gonzalez; Gláucia Maria Pastore; Mário Roberto Maróstica Junior; Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109844

Non-nutrients and nutrients from Latin American fruits for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Food Res Int. 2021 Jan:139:109844. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109844. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Authors

Lais Marinho Aguiar¹, Juliano Lemos Bicas¹, Eduardo Fuentes², Marcelo Alarcón³, Ivan Palomo Gonzalez⁴, Gláucia Maria Pastore⁵, Mário Roberto Maróstica Junior⁶, Cinthia Baú Betim Cazarin⁷

Affiliations

¹ University of Campinas, School of Food Engineering, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Zip Code 13083-862, Campinas/SP, Brazil.
² Thrombosis Research Center, Medical Technology School, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohaematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca, 2 norte 685, Talca, Chile. Electronic address: edfuentes@utalca.cl.
³ Thrombosis Research Center, Medical Technology School, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohaematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca, 2 norte 685, Talca, Chile. Electronic address: malarcon@utalca.cl.
⁴ Thrombosis Research Center, Medical Technology School, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohaematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca, 2 norte 685, Talca, Chile. Electronic address: ipalomo@utalca.cl.
⁵ University of Campinas, School of Food Engineering, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Zip Code 13083-862, Campinas/SP, Brazil. Electronic address: glaupast@unicamp.br.
⁶ University of Campinas, School of Food Engineering, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Zip Code 13083-862, Campinas/SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mmarosti@unicamp.br.
⁷ University of Campinas, School of Food Engineering, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Zip Code 13083-862, Campinas/SP, Brazil. Electronic address: cbetim@unicamp.br.

PMID: 33509467
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109844

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been rapidly increasing; among them, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are responsible for around 1/3 of deaths in the world. Environmental factors play a central role in their development. Diet is a very important factor in this scenario, and the intake of fruits and vegetables has been considered as one of the critical strategies for reducing the risk of CVDs. Fruits are a source of micronutrients and bioactive compounds that could have cardioprotective effects through several distinct mechanisms, such as antioxidant, antithrombotic and antiplatelet activities, vasodilatation, improvement of plasma lipid profiles, and modulation of inflammatory signaling. Brazil has a very rich and unexplored biodiversity in its different biomes, with several types of fruit, which are a source of bioactive compounds and micronutrients with therapeutic properties. In this sense, this review shows the current knowledge regarding the cardioprotective properties of selected Latin American and Brazilian fruits, including their effects on the activation of platelets and on the inflammation processes involved in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords: Carotenoids; Fibers; Minerals; Non-communicable disease; Polyphenols.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Brazil
Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
Fruit*
Latin America
Nutrients