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The Role of Bee Products in Health
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The Role of Bee Products in Health

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2024 | Viewed by 1120

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Noori Al-Waili

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New York Medical Care for Nephrology, 87-40 134 Street, Richmond Hill, New York City, NY 11418, USA
Interests: honey; bee products; nephrology; diabetes; wound; experimental biology; natural medicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Honey and honey bee products, including bee pollen, propolis, bee venom, royal jelly and beeswax offer beneficial effects that are attributed to the presence of active components such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenes and enzymes, which function biologically to prevent certain diseases and promote good health. The biological properties of bee products, such as immunoregulation, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and antimicrobial agents, have prompted preclinical/clinical investigation and applications of these products.

In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we would like to collate the papers  related to this topic, that offer an innovative point of view and provide new data to broaden our knowledge of the area. We welcome different types of manuscript submissions, including original research articles and up-to-date reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses). We especially encourage the submission of in vivo, pre-clinical and clinical studies that address the pharmacological use of bee products (including honey, royal jelly, bee venom, bee pollen, propolis and by-products from the beeswax recycling process), and their function as nutraceuticals and functional foods.

Dr. Noori Al-Waili
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • bee products
  • health
  • honey
  • royal jelly
  • bee venom
  • bee pollen
  • propolis
  • beeswax
  • by-products from beeswax recycling

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Royal Jelly and Fermented Soy Extracts—A Holistic Approach to Menopausal Symptoms That Increase the Quality of Life in Pre- and Post-menopausal Women: An Observational Study
by Andreea Balan, Marius Alexandru Moga, Andrea Elena Neculau, Maria Mitrica, Liliana Rogozea, Petru Ifteni and Lorena Dima
Nutrients 2024, 16(5), 649; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050649 - 26 Feb 2024
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Background: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of royal jelly and fermented soy extracts on menopausal symptoms and on quality of life in pre- and post-menopausal women. Materials and method: This prospective observational study was carried out in a [...] Read more.
Background: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of royal jelly and fermented soy extracts on menopausal symptoms and on quality of life in pre- and post-menopausal women. Materials and method: This prospective observational study was carried out in a Clinical Hospital of Brasov, Romania, during June 2020 and December 2021. Eighty pre- and post-menopausal women, aged between 45 and 60 years, were included in two groups. The first group (40 women) received a dietary supplement with fermented soy extract twice a day for eight weeks and the second group (40 women) received the same dietary supplement with fermented soy extracts and 1500 mg of royal jelly capsules for eight weeks. After the treatment, the MENQOL score, DASS-21 score, and the mean number and intensity of daily hot flushes were recorded and compared with baseline values. Results: After eight weeks of treatment, the score of the MENQOL questionnaire and all its domains’ scores decreased in comparison with the baseline in both groups (p < 0.001). Also, the DASS-21 score (p < 0.001), depression score (p < 0.001), anxiety score (p < 0.001), and stress score (p < 0.001) improved. The mean number and the intensity of hot flushes decreased in both groups (p < 0.001). Comparing these variables after the treatment in both groups, we observed that the women who received dietary supplements with fermented soy extracts and royal jelly capsules recorded better scores for MENQOL (vasomotor, physical, and psychosocial domains) and a more reduced mean number of daily hot flushes. Conclusions: This observational study suggests that both dietary fermented soy supplements and royal jelly capsules possess beneficial effects against menopausal symptoms, increase the quality of life in pre- and post-menopausal women, and that the effects might be significantly improved if those dietary supplements are administered in association. Full article
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