J Nutr Health.
2018 Feb;51(1):1-13. 10.4163/jnh.2018.51.1.1.
A survey of research papers on the health benefits of kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria
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- 1Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea. cha8@jbnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University, Seoul 04762, Korea.
- 3National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk 55365, Korea.
- 4Department of Food and Nutrition, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi 13120, Korea.
- KMID: 2410320
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2018.51.1.1
Abstract
- PURPOSE
This review article provides an overview of the trends of research papers on the health benefits of kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria published from 1995 to 2017.
METHODS
All publications from 1995 to 2017 regarding kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria were collected, reviewed, and classified. This review article covers the publications of the health benefits of kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria on experimental, clinical trials, and epidemiology studies.
RESULTS
The number of publications on kimchi over the period were 590: 385 publications in Korean and 205 publications in English. The number of publications on the health benefits of kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria were 95 in Korean and 54 in English. The number of publications on kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria were 84 and 38, respectively, in the experimental models. Ten research papers on kimchi in clinical trials and 7 publications in epidemiology were found. Kimchi or kimchi lactic acid bacteria had protective effects against oxidative stress, mutagenicity, toxicity, cancer, dyslipidemia, hypertension, immunity, and inflammation in in vitro, cellular, and in vivo animal models. Moreover, kimchi had effects on the serum lipids, intestinal microbiota, iron status, obesity, and metabolic parameters in human clinical trials. In epidemiology, kimchi had effects on hypertension, asthma, atopic dermatitis, rhinitis, cholesterol levels, and free radicals.
CONCLUSION
This review focused on the publications regarding the health benefits of kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria, suggesting the future directions of studies about kimchi and kimchi lactic acid bacteria by producing a database for an evaluation of the health benefits of kimchi.
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