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ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2024

Natural Remedies and Health; A Review of Bee Pollen and Bee Bread Impact on Combating Diabetes and Obesity.

Hesham R El-Seedi, Aida A Abd El-Wahed, Suzy Salama, Neveen Agamy, Hamud A Altaleb, Ming Du, Aamer Saeed, Alessandro Di Minno, Daijie Wang, Maria Daglia and 3 more

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Review in Current nutrition reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Hesham R El-SeediDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, 42351, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. hesham@kth.se.
Aida A Abd El-WahedDepartment of Bee Research, Agricultural Research Centre, Plant Protection Research Institute, Giza, 12627, Egypt.
Suzy SalamaIndigenous Knowledge and Heritage Center, Ghibaish College of Science and Technology, Ghibaish, Sudan.
Neveen AgamyNutrition Department, Food Analysis Division, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21561, Egypt.
Hamud A AltalebDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, 42351, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. haltaleb@iu.edu.sa.
Ming DuSchool of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116024, China.
Aamer SaeedDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Alessandro Di MinnoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Daijie WangBiological Engineering Technology Innovation Center of Shandong Province, Heze Branch of Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze, 274000, China.
Maria DagliaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Zhiming GuoSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Hongcheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
Shaden A M KhalifaInternational Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China. shaden.khalifa@regionstockholm.se.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of the reviewDiabetes and obesity are complicated multifactorial conditions that have been highlighted as a significant global burden for both health care and national budgets and their complications are considered a substantial public health concern. This review focuses on the potential anti-diabetic and anti-obesity properties of bee pollen (BP) and bee bread (BB), two bee products with a long history of use in traditional medicine and supplemental nutrition. RECENT

findingsRecent studies, encompassing cellular models, experimental models, and clinical trials, have shed light on the therapeutic potential of these bee products. BP and BB are rich in phytochemical constituents like flavonoids and phenolic acids, which are believed to confer their anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity properties. These bee products have shown promising results in the treatment of diabetes and obesity, underscoring their potential as natural therapeutic tools. BP and BB possess properties that aid in decreasing blood glucose levels and body weight. BP and BB have been found to enhance insulin sensitivity, alleviate oxidative stress, regulate appetite, adjust levels of hormones linked to obesity, while bolstering anti-oxidant defense systems. BP and BB nutritional qualities and health benefits make them promising candidates for further research towards diabetes and obesity treatment strategies.

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BeesBlood GlucoseBody WeightDiabetes MellitusObesityPollenAnti-Obesity AgentsAntioxidantsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsAnti-Obesity AgentsAntioxidantsBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsActive compoundsBee breadBee pollenDiabetic disorderOverweight

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