The bitter Asteraceae: An interesting approach to delay the metabolic syndrome progression
Abdulmonem Awwad,
Patrick Poucheret,
Arezki Yanis Idres,
Luc Bidel,
Didier Tousch
Affiliations
Abdulmonem Awwad
University Montpellier, UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, SupAgro Montpellier, University of Avignon, University of the Reunion, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, BP 14491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Patrick Poucheret
University Montpellier, UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, SupAgro Montpellier, University of Avignon, University of the Reunion, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, BP 14491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Arezki Yanis Idres
University Montpellier, UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, SupAgro Montpellier, University of Avignon, University of the Reunion, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, BP 14491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Luc Bidel
INRA, UMR AGAP, CIRAD, SupAgro, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
Didier Tousch
University Montpellier, UMR 95 Qualisud, CIRAD, SupAgro Montpellier, University of Avignon, University of the Reunion, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, BP 14491, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; Corresponding author.
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (METS) directly correlates with the prevalence of obesity, and it is associated with several other risk factors. Among them, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and insulin resistance might be reduced in order to delay the progression of METS. The first management of METS involves physical exercises and a suitable diet. Many Asteraceae are plants commonly consumed. The bitter Asteraceae known for their health effect are traditionally used as bitter drinks. Their particularly rich contents in sesquiterpene lactones and hydroxy-cinnamic acids mainly in caffeoyl derivatives, confer to these plants good anti-METS potential. These compounds are known for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and insulin sensitizing effects and confer to bitter Asteraceae the potential to be good candidate products to delay METS. Keywords: Metabolic syndrome, Bitter Asteraceae, Hydroxycinnamic acids, Chicoric acid, Chlorogenic acid
