Possible Anti-Obesity Role of Flavonoids Through Brown Adipose Tissue

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 253 - 263, 28.03.2024

Hazal Küçükkaraca Zakkour , Hilal Yıldıran

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1082047

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Worldwide, the incidence of overweight and obesity is increasing day by day, and this makes the control of body weight and complications a primary health problem. Weight loss diet therapy has long been a primary role in the prevention and management of obesity. Evidence supporting the specific anti-obesity effects of certain nutrient components, in particular, polyphenolic compounds, are increasing, as well as a strategy to limit energy intake to achieve control of body weight. Active brown adipose tissue in adult individuals is gaining interest as a new and feasible target for controlling body weight by triggering and increasing energy expenditure. Flavonoids are one of the polyphenolic compounds that draw attention by regulating non-shivering thermogenesis. Although each flavonoid has its health benefits; many phytochemical compounds classified as flavonoids have an anti-obesity effect by regulating oxidation, synthesis, uptake, and transport of fatty acids. In this study, current studies on the therapeutic effect of flavonoids on obesity by regulating energy expenditure through various mechanisms of action in brown adipose tissue are reviewed.

Keywords

Flavonoids, brown adipose tissue, obesity, thermogenesis.

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