Significant evidence suggests that polyphenol-rich diets have the ability to protect against
diabetes. Since several previous reviews focused on the nutrition and health effects …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors which severely
increases the risk of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Several epidemiological …

Green tea has been shown to have beneficial effects against cancer, obesity,
atherosclerosis, diabetes, bacterial and viral infections, and dental caries. The catechin (−) …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associated metabolic disorders are
considered a major threat to the public's health. While several diet and exercise programs …

Polyphenols are a group of secondary plant metabolites widely present in diets and have
antagonistic effects on some chronic metabolic diseases, like type 2 diabetes (T2D) and …

There is an accumulating body of literature reporting on dietary flavonoid intake and the risk
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in prospective cohort studies. This makes apparent the …

Flavonoids are a widely distributed group of phytochemicals having benzo-pyrone nucleus,
and more than 4,000 different flavonoids have been described and categorized into …

Background & aims Flavonoids may have cardioprotective effects, but epidemiological
evidence on the relationship of dietary flavonoids with diabetes has not been systematically …

It is well documented that life expectancy in developed countries at birth is going to surpass
the 20 th century. However, regrettably, a potential decline in life expectancy has been …

Many of the currently available drugs have been derived from natural sources. Apart from
their physiological roles in the plants, flavonoids are important components of the human …