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How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health
Future food security for healthy populations requires the development of safe, sustainably-produced protein foods to complement traditional dietary protein sources. To meet this need, a broad range of non-traditional protein foods are under active investigation. The aim of this review was to evaluat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040528 |
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author | Bull, Caroline Belobrajdic, Damien Hamzelou, Sara Jones, Darren Leifert, Wayne Ponce-Reyes, Rocío Terefe, Netsanet Shiferaw Williams, Gemma Colgrave, Michelle |
author_facet | Bull, Caroline Belobrajdic, Damien Hamzelou, Sara Jones, Darren Leifert, Wayne Ponce-Reyes, Rocío Terefe, Netsanet Shiferaw Williams, Gemma Colgrave, Michelle |
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description | Future food security for healthy populations requires the development of safe, sustainably-produced protein foods to complement traditional dietary protein sources. To meet this need, a broad range of non-traditional protein foods are under active investigation. The aim of this review was to evaluate their potential effects on human health and to identify knowledge gaps, potential risks, and research opportunities. Non-traditional protein sources included are algae, cereals/grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, insects, mycoprotein, nuts, oil seeds, and legumes. Human, animal, and in vitro data suggest that non-traditional protein foods have compelling beneficial effects on human health, complementing traditional proteins (meat/poultry, soy, eggs, dairy). Improvements in cardiovascular health, lipid metabolism, muscle synthesis, and glycaemic control were the most frequently reported improvements in health-related endpoints. The mechanisms of benefit may arise from their diverse range of minerals, macro- and micronutrients, dietary fibre, and bioactive factors. Many were also reported to have anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, and antioxidant activity. Across all protein sources examined, there is a strong need for quality human data from randomized controlled intervention studies. Opportunity lies in further understanding the potential effects of non-traditional proteins on the gut microbiome, immunity, inflammatory conditions, DNA damage, cognition, and cellular ageing. Safety, sustainability, and evidence-based health research will be vital to the development of high-quality complementary protein foods that enhance human health at all life stages. |
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spelling | pubmed-88710942022-02-25 How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health Bull, Caroline Belobrajdic, Damien Hamzelou, Sara Jones, Darren Leifert, Wayne Ponce-Reyes, Rocío Terefe, Netsanet Shiferaw Williams, Gemma Colgrave, Michelle Foods Review Future food security for healthy populations requires the development of safe, sustainably-produced protein foods to complement traditional dietary protein sources. To meet this need, a broad range of non-traditional protein foods are under active investigation. The aim of this review was to evaluate their potential effects on human health and to identify knowledge gaps, potential risks, and research opportunities. Non-traditional protein sources included are algae, cereals/grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, insects, mycoprotein, nuts, oil seeds, and legumes. Human, animal, and in vitro data suggest that non-traditional protein foods have compelling beneficial effects on human health, complementing traditional proteins (meat/poultry, soy, eggs, dairy). Improvements in cardiovascular health, lipid metabolism, muscle synthesis, and glycaemic control were the most frequently reported improvements in health-related endpoints. The mechanisms of benefit may arise from their diverse range of minerals, macro- and micronutrients, dietary fibre, and bioactive factors. Many were also reported to have anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, and antioxidant activity. Across all protein sources examined, there is a strong need for quality human data from randomized controlled intervention studies. Opportunity lies in further understanding the potential effects of non-traditional proteins on the gut microbiome, immunity, inflammatory conditions, DNA damage, cognition, and cellular ageing. Safety, sustainability, and evidence-based health research will be vital to the development of high-quality complementary protein foods that enhance human health at all life stages. MDPI 2022-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8871094/ /pubmed/35206005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040528 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Bull, Caroline Belobrajdic, Damien Hamzelou, Sara Jones, Darren Leifert, Wayne Ponce-Reyes, Rocío Terefe, Netsanet Shiferaw Williams, Gemma Colgrave, Michelle How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title | How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title_full | How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title_fullStr | How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title_full_unstemmed | How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title_short | How Healthy Are Non-Traditional Dietary Proteins? The Effect of Diverse Protein Foods on Biomarkers of Human Health |
title_sort | how healthy are non-traditional dietary proteins? the effect of diverse protein foods on biomarkers of human health |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040528 |
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