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Review
. 2023 Oct 28;59(11):1907.
doi: 10.3390/medicina59111907.

Effects of Foods of Mesoamerican Origin in Adipose Tissue and Liver-Related Metabolism

Alejandra Meza-Rios  1 , Erika Fabiola López-Villalobos  1 , Luis Alberto Anguiano-Sevilla  2 , Sandra Luz Ruiz-Quezada  2 , Gilberto Velazquez-Juarez  3 , Rocío Ivette López-Roa  4 , Ana Laura Marin-Molina  1 , Adelaida Sara Minia Zepeda-Morales  1
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Effects of Foods of Mesoamerican Origin in Adipose Tissue and Liver-Related Metabolism

Alejandra Meza-Rios et al. Medicina (Kaunas). .

Abstract

Adipose tissue and liver metabolism play a key role in maintaining body homeostasis; therefore, their impairment conduces a pathological state. Nowadays, occidental lifestyle is a common etiological issue among a variety of chronic diseases, while diet is a unique strategy to prevent obesity and liver metabolism impairment and is a powerful player in the treatment of metabolic-related diseases. Mesoamerican foods are rich in bioactive molecules that enhance and improve adipose tissue and liver performance and represent a prophylactic and therapeutic alternative for disorders related to the loss of homeostasis in the metabolism of these two important tissues.

Keywords: Mesoamerican foods; adipose tissue; liver disease; metabolism; milpa; obesity.

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Figure 1
Milpa illustration. The image represents the main components of the milpa. Maize, beans, squash and chili, and some additions like squash blossoms, quelites, and huitlacoche; all ingredients of the traditional Mexican cuisine.
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Figure 2
Effects of foods of Mesoamerican origin on liver function. The consumption of nopal, cacao, black beans, chili, and corn has an impact on the metabolism of the liver, improving its metabolic status both in the prevention and treatment of various diseases related to the loss of homeostasis in adipose tissue and in the liver itself. The image shows some of the parameters that increase and decrease with the consumption of each of these foods of Mesoamerican origin. ER: endoplasmic reticulum, TG: triglycerides, GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide, LPS: lipopolysaccharides, ROS: reactive oxygen species, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Effects of foods of Mesoamerican origin on adipose tissue. The image shows some of the parameters that increase or decrease in adipose tissue with the consumption of each of these foods of Mesoamerican origin. TG: triglycerides, LPS: lipopolysaccharides, GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide, LDL: low density-lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein.
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