The potential of pumpkin seed oil as a functional food-A comprehensive review of chemical composition, health benefits, and safety.
- 2022-07-29
- Review
- Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety 21(5)
- Dunja Šamec
- Monica Rosa Loizzo
- Olga Gortzi
- İrem Tatlı Çankaya
- Rosa Tundis
- İpek Suntar
- Samira Shirooie
- Gokhan Zengin
- Hari Prasad Devkota
- Patricia Reboredo-Rodríguez
- Sherif T S Hassan
- Azadeh Manayi
- Hamid Reza Khayat Kashani
- Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
- PubMed: 35904246
- DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13013
- Low evidence
Clinical studies have shown that pumpkin seed oil may be beneficial in the treatment of cardiovascular problems of menopausal women and ailments associated with imbalance of sex hormones.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes