新陳代謝是指身體為了維持生命,體內進行的一連串化學反應。
包括食物與能量間的轉換、組織建構與能量儲存、細胞廢物清除等。
歷時 7 年,Nu Skin 科研團隊發現一款強效成分 - 花青素,
能夠針對影響代謝健康的根源,將身體導向至更健康的代謝狀態。
花青素是只在特定蔬果中出現的藍紫色及紅色色素,
但都市人平均每日飲食中只攝取到約 1/8 的目標攝取量#,
遠遠不足以支持身體達至健康的新陳代謝狀態。
研究發現,於眾多花青素結構中,
以矢車菊素 (Cyanidin) 及翠雀花素 (Delphinidin)
最有效保護細胞免受炎症引致的損害。*
食物中以黑加侖子、山桑子、黑米蘊含最豐富的矢車菊素及翠雀花素,
當中蘊含的花青素有助帶來顯著的生理功效。
實驗顯示肝臟組織於進食高脂飲食後會大幅增加脂肪細胞 ( 圖 1 ),
而當高脂飲食同時配合服用花青素配方時 ( 圖 2 ),
脂肪細胞明顯較少,狀態與正常狀態的對照組別相近 ( 圖 3 )。%
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& Yun JW, Cho YK, Park JH, Kim HJ, Park DI, Sohn CI, Jeon WK, Kim BI. Abnormal glucose tolerance in young male patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver Int. 2009 Apr;29(4):525-9.
# Sebastian RS, et al. J Nutr. 2015;145(6):1239-1248. doi:10.3945/jn.115.213025
* Cremonini E, Mastaloudis A, Hester SN, Verstraeten SV, Anderson M, Wood SM, Waterhouse AL, Fraga CG, Oteiza PI. Anthocyanins inhibit tumor necrosis alpha-induced loss of Caco-2 cell barrier integrity. Food Funct. 2017 Aug 1;8(8):2915-2923.
+ Hester SN, Mastaloudis A, Gray R, Antony JM, Evans M, Wood SM. Efficacy of an Anthocyanin and Prebiotic Blend on Intestinal Environment in Obese Male and Female Subjects. J Nutr Metab. 2018 Sep 13;2018:7497260.
~ Cremonini, E., E. Daveri, J. H. Kang, Z. Wang, A. Mastaloudis, R. Grey, S. M. Wood, S. N. Hester, C. G. Fraga and P. I. Oteiza (2019). Effect of an anthocyanin-rich plant polyphenol blend on the inflammatory and metabolic responses to a high-fat meal in healthy subjects. ICPH, Kobe, Japan.
% Daveri E, Cremonini E, Mastaloudis A, Hester SN, Wood SM, Waterhouse AL, Anderson M, Fraga CG, Oteiza PI. Cyanidin and delphinidin modulate inflammation and altered redox signaling improving insulin resistance in high fat-fed mice. Redox Biol. 2018 Sep;18:16-24.
! Azzini E, Giacometti J, Russo GL. Antiobesity Effects of Anthocyanins in Preclinical and Clinical Studies. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:2740364. doi:10.1155/2017/2740364