Chronic inflammation often works quietly in the background but can fuel serious diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. New research reveals that everyday plant compounds—like menthol from mint, cineole from eucalyptus, and capsaicin from chili peppers—can team up inside immune cells to dramatically boost their anti-inflammatory power. While individual compounds showed modest effects, certain combinations amplified results hundreds of times over by activating different cellular pathways at once.
  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 个月前

    so do regions that eat these spices every day have less cancer?

    No.

    This was published in MDPI, a predatory publisher with a poor track record for peer review.

    The entire study was done in one cell line in vitro.

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzOP
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      6 个月前

      Fair enough, I’m not an expert, but agree that you’d need far more evidence before making the bold claim.

        • Gsus4@mander.xyzOP
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          6 个月前

          But how do you know that? I don’t know what the reputable and predatory nutrition journals are.

          • Hirom@beehaw.org
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            5 个月前

            It’s not always obvious. Science journalists should know.

            Science Daily, which is linked here, is well rated. cf https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/science-daily/ So you can hardly be blamed here. But this article appears to be bad reporting.

            This article makes or repeat bold claims about treating a medical condition from an in-vitro experiment, without any measurement of the effect on actual humans. Not an expert, but my understanding is a clinical trial is necessary to draw conclusion about the effect on a medical condition in human.

            Although additional studies in animals and humans are needed to confirm these effects, this work provides a clearer explanation of how everyday foods and natural compounds may help regulate chronic inflammation. Over time, this could play an important role in supporting long-term health.

            Hopefully what they saw with a few cells in vitro can help prepare a medical trial with proprer controls. If and when such trial occurs, then maybe it’ll be possible to draw early conclusions about a (probable) effect on medical conditions.

  • U7826391786239@piefed.zipEnglish
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    6 个月前

    since no one ever front loads the information:
    mint, eucalyptus, chili pepper, hops, ginger

    apparently i don’t see the post summary on my piefed frontend

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzOP
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      6 个月前

      I hate clickbait as much as anyone, but it’s in the summary: “everyday plant compounds—like menthol from mint, cineole from eucalyptus, and capsaicin from chili peppers—can team up”

      They are just examples. I’m not going to give a list of examples in the title.