Proof on Concept on the Consumption of a Beverage with Ancestral Mexican Corn and Bean Flour and its Cardiometabolic Effects on Adolescents with Obesity

Gabriela Gutiérrez-Salmeán

doi:10.34297/ajbsr.2021.12.001773

Abstract

Background: Obesity rates have increased in recent years throughout Mexican adolescents. Obesity is associated with the development of cardiometabolic disruptions as low-grade chronic inflammatory pathways are activated. The cornerstone therapeutics includes dietary management; within, functional foods may be considered as co-adjuvants due to their bioactive components, which can modulate the underlying metabolic pathways. Among these foods are beans and corn, which contain anthocyanins, and they have been associated with the reduction of cardiometabolic diseases.

Highlights

Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide that affects adolescents in our country, with a combined prevalence of 38.4% according to data from the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey [1]
Obesity is defined as the disease characterized by excess adipose tissue in the body in which there is an imbalance between intake and energy expenditure and develops as a consequence of genetic, social, psychological and metabolic factors, causing chronic inflammation of low grade [4,5]
This inflammatory state is associated with comorbidities that increase cardiometabolic risk, such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and fatty liver disease, which start from early stages of life [6]

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Introduction

Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide that affects adolescents in our country, with a combined prevalence of 38.4% according to data from the 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey [1]. Obesity is defined as the disease characterized by excess adipose tissue in the body in which there is an imbalance between intake and energy expenditure and develops as a consequence of genetic, social, psychological and metabolic factors, causing chronic inflammation of low grade [4,5]. This inflammatory state is associated with comorbidities that increase cardiometabolic risk, such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure and fatty liver disease, which start from early stages of life [6]. Among these foods are beans and corn, which contain anthocyanins, and they have been associated with the reduction of cardiometabolic diseases

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