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Komal Chauhan ¹, Sheel Sharma ¹, Etika Chawla ¹, Bhushan Chauhan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Banasthali Vidyapith - 304022, Rajasthan, IN
2 Gian Sagar Medical College, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Hypercholesterolemia is one of the major risk factors in the development of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Nowadays many non prescribed treatments have been made available for lowering the cholesterol. In this regard, traditional medicines are pursued as alternative drugs for treatment of hypercholesterolemia. So far many traditional medicines have been investigated for their therapeutic effects both in humans and in experimental animals, Fig (Ficus corica) commonly called Anjeerhave been used for several therapeutic effects such as hypoglycaemia, cancer supperesive, anthelmintic, hypotriglyceridemia and bovine papllomatosis. Canal ef a showed that chloroform extract obtained from a decoction of fig leaves improved the blood cholesterol in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Since there is paucity of data in human subjects, the present study was an endeavour to extend the findings on the effects of dry fig powder on the lipid profile of hyper- cholesterolemlc subjects; to determine the proximate composition of dry fig powder and organoleptic evaluation of food products incorporating fig powder.

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Ruchi Chaudhary ¹, Navita Pareek ¹, Sheel Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science- Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan-304022, IN

Abstract

Nutrition embraces every aspect of maturation process, including mental, biological, psychological and social ones. Malnutrition is an ecological problem that occurs along with its consorts like-poverty, disturbed family structure, ignorance, despair and lack of awareness and knowledge in view of nutrition.

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Deepika Dhawan ¹, Sheel Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Dietetics and Applied Nutrition, Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon - 122 412, IN
2 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan - 302 001, IN

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a widely spread disease around the world causing rapid hospitalization and death, especially in people with metabolic syndrome. There is very limited literature that goes to present the clinical implications and management of metabolic syndrome in this pandemic. Hence an attempt has been made towards meeting this end. A literature review has been done extracting articles from scopus database following PRISMA guidelines. The manuscripts were studied to identify articles that report metabolic syndrome and its components in COVID-19 infection. A total of 25 manuscripts were included in this systematic review. These studies report systematic inflammation and organ damage in metabolic syndrome that has up regulated SARS-CoV-2 infection. Various treatment strategies have also been suggested and hypothesized. The results of this analysis indicate that patients suffering from metabolic syndrome are vulnerable to COVID-19 owing a sequence of complications.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, pandemic, infection

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