Plant metabolism creates complex mixtures of polyphenols in plant foods. Epidemiology and
human trials reduced this complexity, by studying specific foods; subclasses of polyphenols; …

Epidemiological evidence suggests that diets rich in fruit and vegetables decrease the risk of
premature mortality from major clinical conditions, including cancer and heart disease …

Background Phenolic compounds have been studied for a variety number of bioactivities
using in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo protocols. Most of the studies dealing with phenolic …

Recent evidence has suggested that polyphenol-rich foods intake may be associated with
decreased risk of chronic diseases. The Special Issue “Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Foods on …

Polyphenols are a large family of phytochemicals with great chemical diversity, known to be
bioactive compounds of foods, species, medicinal plants and nutraceuticals. These …

Polyphenols are secondary metabolites of plants and are generally involved in defense
against ultraviolet radiation or aggression by pathogens. In the last decade, there has been …

During the 5th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health that was held in Sitges
(Spain) in October 2011, the latest advances in this area of active research were presented …

Polyphenols are an important component of plant-derived food with a wide spectrum of
beneficial effects on human health. For many years, they have aroused great interest …

Polyphenols are found in plant‐based foods and beverages, notably apples, berries, citrus
fruit, plums, broccoli, cocoa, tea and coffee and many others. There is substantial …

There is currently much interest in phytochemicals as bioactive compounds of food. The
roles of fruit, vegetables and red wine in disease prevention have been attributed, in part, to …