Buckwheat in human health - a medical review / Ajda in zdravje ljudi – pregledni članek

Abstract

Buckwheat intake has preventive effects at diabetes, obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, stroke, cardiovascular diseases, gallstone formation, cancer, leg oedema as well as level of biomarkers of inflammation in body tissues and remedy in people with gluten sensitivity (celiac disease) as naturally gluten free. A literature review on medical findings is presented. 

Key words: buckwheat, health, flavonoids, quercetin, rutin, fiber

Izvleček

Vključevanje ajde v prehrano preventivno vpliva na pojav  sladkorne bolezni, visok krvni tlak, visok nivo holesterola, kap, kardiovaskularne bolezni, pojavljanje žolčnih kamnov, novotvorb, kot tudi na nivo bio-označevalcev vnetja telesnih tkiv in je pomebno za ljudi občutljive na gluten zaradi odsotnosti glutena. V delu je predstavljen pregled medicinskih  raziskav v zvezi s prehranjevanjem z ajdo.

Ključne besede: ajda, zdravje, flavonoidi, kvercetin, rutin, vlaknine