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. 2023 Jan 28;45(2):1037-1053.
doi: 10.3390/cimb45020068.

Anxiety and Metabolic Disorders: The Role of Botanicals

Hanna Trebesova  1 , Valentina Orlandi  1 , Raffaella Boggia  1 , Massimo Grilli  1   2
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Anxiety and Metabolic Disorders: The Role of Botanicals

Hanna Trebesova et al. Curr Issues Mol Biol. .

Abstract

Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders are becoming more evident every day, affecting an increasing number of people around the world. Metabolic disorders are often associated with anxiety. Furthermore, anxiety branches into metabolic disorders by playing multiple roles as a cofactor, symptom, and comorbidity. Taken together, these considerations open the possibility of integrating the therapy of metabolic disorders with specific drugs for anxiety control. However, anxiolytic compounds often cause disabling effects in patients. The main goal could be to combine therapeutic protocols with compounds capable of reducing side effects while performing multiple beneficial effects. In this article we propose a group of bioactive ingredients called botanicals as a healthy supplement for the treatment of metabolic disorders related to anxiety.

Keywords: anxiety; botanicals; bud derivates; metabolic disorders; nutraceuticals.

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