Background: Although increased fruit intake reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk,
which fruits are most beneficial and what key constituents are responsible are unclear …

Growing evidence suggests that polyphenols could be serious candidates to explain the
protective effects of plant-derived foods and beverages. Based on current studies, a general …

We sought to examine the prospective associations of specific fruit consumption, in
particular flavonoid-rich fruit (FRF) consumption, with the risk of stroke and subtypes of …

Flavonols are strong antioxidants in plant foods and tea is a major dietary source. There is
evidence from prospective cohort studies that tea and flavonols are inversely related to …

The extended abstracts in this report are based on presentations from the 12th Special
Conference on Functional Foods for Health Promotion, cosponsored by the North American …

Epidemiological studies have suggested controversial associations between flavonoid
subclasses and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. The aim of the present meta-analysis …

In 1993, we reported that the intake of antioxidant flavonols (mainly quercetin) predicted a
reduced rate of coronaryheart-disease (CHD) mortality in elderly men who were followed-up …

Background: Dietary flavonoids, especially flavonols, are discussed as potentially preventive
agents in the etiology of diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer …

Background: Dietary flavonoids have beneficial effects on blood pressure in intervention
settings, but there is limited information on habitual intake and risk of hypertension in …

Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of flavonoid intake and disease risk,
however the association between flavonoid intake and obesity has not been evaluated in a …