FUNCTIONAL NUTRACEUTICAL IN THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF LIFESTYLE-ASSOCIATED METABOLIC DISORDERS — A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Prasanta Kumar Biswal*, Rajat Kumar Kar, Debananda Champatisingh, Abhinandan Satapathy, P. N. Tapaswini Behera

ABSTRACT

Odisha, a state in eastern India, is renowned for its rich agricultural biodiversity, especially indigenous rice landraces that possess high nutritional and nutraceutical potential. Unlike modern high-yielding polished rice, traditional rice varieties from Odisha—including pigmented and aromatic genotypes—contain a range of bioactive compounds such as antioxidants, fibre, vitamins, and minerals that may help manage lifestyle diseases such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. This review synthesises literature on these rice varieties, their nutritional attributes, mechanisms relevant to metabolic health, and implications for dietary and public health interventions.

Keywords: Odisha, Indigenous rice landraces, Pigmented rice, Aromatic rice, Nutraceutical properties, Bioactive compounds, Antioxidants, Dietary fibre, Metabolic health, Lifestyle diseases, Type-2 diabetes, Cardiovascular disorders, Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, Fun