A Mini Review: Seaweeds Negotiate a Vital Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease

Volume 1 - Issue 3

Suparna Roy*

Received: May 05, 2019   Published:May 29, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/LOJPCR.2019.01.000112

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Abstract

The high blood cholesterol level is one of the major risk factors of coronary heart disease. The total lipid includes total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is good for the heart health; the high level of the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is helpful to our health. But the high level of the low density lipoprotein cholesterol is responsible for gradual deposition of cholesterol along the inner wall of arteries which followed some serial change to develop atherosclerosis and blockage in the arteries to promote the development of cardiovascular pathogenesis which is consider also the major risk factor for heart failure. The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol value should be below 100mg/dL. The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level sometimes become high in our body due to uptake of the high amount of food with saturated and trans-fat. The food habit in different parts of the world is not adequate to prevent and reduce the health hazards and hence it is believed that food habit is the basic reason for the major health problems such as cardiac disease, obesity, diabetes, hepatic disorder and related diseases for global populations. Research shows appropriate fatty acids composition of some marine macro algae is very useful to prevent cardiovascular disease development. Likewise, marine macro algae are composed of adequate amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids, peptides, minerals, vitamins, long chain molecules, hydrocolloids which will also negotiate nutritional deficiencies for uptake marine macro algae as food items or food ingredients. So, marine macro algae may be use as cardio-protective biomedicine in future after detailed analysis and critical evaluation. The fatty acids compositions and the cholesterol lowering activity of some seaweed are discussed in brief.

Keywords: Cholesterol; Low density lipoprotein Cholesterol; Saturated fat; Marine macro algae; Cardio protective

Abstract| Introduction| Fatty Acids Composition of Marine Macro Algae| Anticholesterol Activity of Seaweeds| Acknowledgement| Conflict of interest| References|