Background Although available data suggest that some dietary flavan-3-ol sources reduce
cardiometabolic risk, to our knowledge no review has systematically synthesized their …

Guideline recommendation for a plant bioactive such as flavan-3-ols is a departure from
previous recommendations because it is not based on deficiencies but rather improvement …

Flavan-3-ols are a group of bioactive compounds that have been shown to improve vascular
function in intervention studies. They are therefore of great interest for the development of …

Flavan-3-ols are a subclass of flavonoids found in a variety of foods including teas. The
effects of flavan-3-ols on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) have been investigated …

Flavan 3-ols, a type of polyphenolic substance, are distributed in a number of plant foods. Of
these foods, chocolate is very rich in flavan 3-ols as flavan 3-ol monomers,(+)-catechin and …

Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses support the benefits of
flavanols on cardiometabolic health, but the factors affecting variability in the responses to …

Diet is a major lifestyle factor in the primary and secondary prevention of numerous chronic
diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and diabetes. Epidemiological studies …

Nutritional epidemiology has an important role, as it can provide long-term data from large
populations and does not rely on surrogate markers for morbidity/mortality. Meaningful …

Background The cardio-protective effects of flavonoids are still controversial; many studies
referred to the benefits of specific foods, such as soy, cocoa, tea. A population-based cohort …

Objective: Dietary intake of flavonoids has been reported to protect against coronary heart
disease (CHD) risk, but associations of specific classes of flavonoids with CHD have not …