Maori were the first settler of New Zealand. Richard C. Cambie and Lynnette R. Ferguson published a paper in 2003 in which they discuss if the rise of diabetes, cancer and vascular related diseases in Maori people lately may be related to change in the diet. Were there any protective chemical constituents in the food plants of the traditional Maori diet which are now missing? In the survey they listed the chemical components of food plants which were part of the traditional Maori diet. Indeed they found a lot of different chemical constituents with anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-coagulation, anti-ulcer, anti-hepatoxin and anti-viral activity and positive effects on capillary walls and eye sight. This medical properties of the traditional Maori diet may suppressed diseases like diabetes, cancer and vascular related diseases but more details about the changed diet would be needed for a more detailed discussion. However, the survey shows the medical potential of some native plants in New Zealand. Potential functional foods in the traditional Maori diet.
Richard C. Cambie and Lynnette R. Ferguson Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 523, 109-117 (2003) PMID: 12628508
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