The consumption of ora-pro-nobis and tamarillo improves which health indicators?

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X87814

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Pereskia aculeata, Solanum betaceum, Unconventional food plants, Dietetics, Clinical practice

Abstract

Ora-pro-nobis and tamarillo are unconventional food plants (UFP) in Brazil rich in nutrients and fiber, which can exert positive effects on health. The objective was to analyze studies to verify the effectiveness and applicability of these UFPs in clinical practice. The Prisma protocol was used for data search. Four databases (PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science) were searched using compiled terms and Boolean operators “AND” / “OR.” Rayann was used to select the studies. The Joanna Briggs manual was adopted to assess the study's risk of bias. Thus, 17 studies were included in this review. Most studies (14/17) had a low, 2 moderate, and 1 high risk of bias. In conclusion, ora-pro-nobis and tamarillo exert beneficial effects on the lipid profile. Tamarillo improves antioxidant capacity, besides exerting positive effects on lipid and glycemic profiles, memory, and anticarcinogenic action, while ora-pro-nobis acted in gastrointestinal modulation, lipid profile, body weight reduction, satiety increase, and improving rheumatoid arthritis. To improve health indicators, we suggest daily consumption of 100 g of fresh leaves or 10 g of ora-pro-nobis flour; and/or 100 g of tamarillo.

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Author Biographies

Renata de Souza Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Master's Degree in Nutrition Science from the Federal University of Viçosa.

Natália da Silva Bomfim, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Master's Degree in Health Sciences from the State University of Maringá.

Violeta Nunes de Morais, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Master in Nutrition Science from the Federal University of Viçosa.

Neuza Marques Ramos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Master in Food Science and Technology from the Federal University of Viçosa.

Rita de Cássia Gonçalves Alfenas, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

PhD in Nutrition from Purdue University, PURDUE, United States.

Márcia Cristina Teixeira Ribeiro Vidigal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Graduated in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa.

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Ethical Guidelines for Journal Publication

The Ciência e Natura journal is committed to ensuring ethics in publication and quality of articles. 

Conformance to standards of ethical behavior is therefore expected of all parties involved: Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and the Publisher.

In particular, 

Authors: Authors should present an objective discussion of the significance of research work as well as sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the experiments. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review Articles should also be objective, comprehensive, and accurate accounts of the state of the art. The Authors should ensure that their work is entirely original works, and if the work and/or words of others have been used, this has been appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Authors should not submit articles describing essentially the same research to more than one journal. The corresponding Author should ensure that there is a full consensus of all Co-authors in approving the final version of the paper and its submission for publication.

Editors: Editors should evaluate manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their academic merit. An Editor must not use unpublished information in the editor's own research without the express written consent of the Author. Editors should take reasonable responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper.

Reviewers: Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should be conducted objectively, and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments, so that Authors can use them for improving the paper. Any selected Reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the Editor and excuse himself from the review process. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.