ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Essential Oils: Recent Advances on Their Dual Role as Food Preservatives and Nutraceuticals against the Metabolic Syndrome.
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- Therapeutic Potential of Origanum majorana L. Essential Oil in Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From GC-MS Characterization, In Vivo Hypoglycaemic Studies, and In Silico Analyses.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Investigation of the potential of phytochemicals derived from citrus peels to inhibit digestive enzymes: an overture to the management of lifestyle diseases.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Phytochemical analysis and enzyme inhibition of Origanum dictamnus L essential oil through in vitro and in silico methods.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Phytochemicals and bioactive functional ingredients fromFood chemistry: X · 2025Review
- Holistic investigation of Cotula cinerea essential oil against diabetes: hypoglycemic activity, enzymatic inhibition, GC-MS characterization, ADMET forecasting, MD simulations, and DFT insights.Journal of computer-aided molecular design · 2025Article
- Enhancing Industrial Hemp (International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the antidyslipidemic and nephroprotective effect of methanolic seed extract ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Development of Alginate Hydrogels Incorporating Essential Oils Loaded in Chitosan Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Chemical, antioxidant, and antifungal analysis of oregano and thyme essential oils from Ecuador: Effect of thyme againstHeliyon · 2024Article
- Natural products for managing metabolic syndrome: a scoping review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Antioxidant and Hypoglycemic Potential of Essential Oils in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Discrimination of fourJournal of food science and technology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Essential oils (EO) are compounds synthesized by plants as secondary products and are a complex mixture of volatile molecules. Studies have demonstrated their pharmacological activity in the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Moreover, they have been used as antimicrobial and antioxidant food additives. The first part of this review discusses the role of EO as nutraceuticals to prevent metabolic syndrome-related disorders (i.e., obesity, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases), showing results from in vitro and in vivo studies. Likewise, the second part describes the bioavailability and mechanisms of action of EO in preventing chronic diseases. The third part presents the application of EO as food additives, pointing out their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity in food formulations. Finally, the last part explains the stability and methods for encapsulating EO. In conclusion, EO dual role as nutraceuticals and food additives makes them excellent candidates to formulate dietary supplements and functional foods. However, further investigation is needed to understand EO interaction mechanisms with human metabolic pathways and to develop novel technological approaches to enhance EO stability in food systems to scale up these processes and, in this way, to overcome current health problems.
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