Systematic Review of Human and Animal Evidence on the Role of Buckwheat Consumption on Gastrointestinal Health.

Valido, Ezra; Stoyanov, Jivko; Gorreja, Frida; Stojic, Stevan; Niehot, Christa; Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica; Llanaj, Erand; Muka, Taulant; Glisic, Marija (2023). Systematic Review of Human and Animal Evidence on the Role of Buckwheat Consumption on Gastrointestinal Health. Nutrients, 15(1), p. 1. Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI 10.3390/nu15010001

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BACKGROUND

Buckwheat is a commonly cultivated crop with growing evidence that it is beneficial to gastrointestinal (GI) health. This systematic review summarizes the role of buckwheat in modifying GI health outcomes and microbiomes.

METHODS

Four medical databases and Google Scholar were systematically searched. Clinical trials, observational studies, animal in vivo, and in vitro studies with human and animal GI-derived samples were included.

RESULTS

There were 32 studies (one randomized controlled trial [RCT], one non-randomized trial, 3 observational, 9 in vitro, and 18 animal in vivo studies) included. In preclinical studies, buckwheat extracts were observed to have cytotoxic potential against human-derived GI cancer cell lines. Animals fed with buckwheat had lower GI mucosal inflammation, higher alpha diversity in the GI microbiome, and higher levels of fecal short-chain fatty acids. Human evidence studies and clinical trials were limited and predominantly of moderate risk of bias. The majority of in vitro studies with GI-derived samples and in vivo studies were reliable without restrictions in study design.

CONCLUSION

In vivo and in vitro studies show that buckwheat may have potential GI benefits due to its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory potential; however, human evidence remains limited, and its impact on health in humans remains to be elucidated in future trials.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Stoyanov, Jivko, Muka, Taulant, Glisic, Marija

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

2072-6643

Publisher:

Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

10 Jan 2023 06:59

Last Modified:

11 Jan 2023 21:33

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/nu15010001

PubMed ID:

36615659

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Tartary buckwheat buckwheat gastrointestinal symptoms microbiome

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/177067

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/177067

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