Diet based on oil of seeds of Brassica napus. Implications for the prevention and treatment of prostate diseases
Journal Title: Herba Polonica - Year 2014, Vol 60, Issue 3
Abstract
In last centuries, human diet has been modified due to changes in the technological, economic, and cultural mode of the social life. The rapid development of the technology and advances in food production and processing of plants resulted in changes in the structure of consumption. The consequence is an growing interest among researchers, but also among consumers in searching for new alternatives to classical pharmacology, preventive solutions, and therapeutic strategies of age related, chronic diseases and cancer. In this paper, the authors have attempted to assess the benefits of usage in diet cold-pressed oils extracted from the seeds of Brassica napus (oilseed rape) with particular emphasis on the evidence of possible use of B. napus oil, and other bio-active substances contained therein, in the prevention and symptomatic treatment of prostate diseases, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The authors postulate that the information presented in this paper may be important and helpful in the development of new, effective and safe forms of prevention and treatment of progressive age-related disorders (phytotherapeutics) and nutritional strategies (dietary supplements) based on seeds oil of Brassicace family representatives, especially Brassica napus (pollen).
Authors and Affiliations
Małgorzata Kania, Joanna Bartkowiak-Wieczorek, Justyna Baraniak, Marcin Ożarowski, Przemysław Mikołajczak, Radosław Kujawski, Anna Bogacz, Michał Cichocki, Ewa Spoz
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- DOI 10.2478/hepo-2014-0018
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