Antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic potential of Banana ( Musa spp): A review of biological mechanisms for prevention and protection against atherosclerosis.

To review the antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic potential of whole banana, banana flour, and its bioactive compounds.

A non-systematic review of the literature covering the past 20 years, using the following databases and searching bases: PUBMED/MEDLINE: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/; Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/; and "Literatura Latinoamericana em Ciências da Saúde"/Latin American Literature in Life Sciences [LILACS]: http://lilacs.bvsalud.org/, was done. Studies with incomplete methodology and design were excluded.