Anthocyanins are natural phenolic pigments with biological activity. They are well-known to
have potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity, which explains the various biological …

Growing evidence from animal studies supports the anti-diabetic properties of some dietary
polyphenols, suggesting that dietary polyphenols could be one dietary therapy for the …

Dietary polyphenols constitute a large family of bioactive substances potential beneficial
effect on metabolic syndrome (MetS). This review summarizes the results of clinical studies …

Aging is a major risk factor in the development of chronic diseases affecting various tissues
including the cardiovascular system, muscle and bones. Age-related diseases are a …

Obesity symbolizes a major public health problem. Overweight and obesity are associated to
the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and to adipose tissue dysfunction. The adipose …

The potential health benefits associated with dietary intake of fruits have attracted increasing
interest. Among berries, the strawberry is a rich source of several nutritive and non-nutritive …

Background: Data from mechanistic studies support a beneficial effect of specific flavonoids
on insulin sensitivity. However, few studies have evaluated the relation between intakes of …

Underlying etiological factors in the development of obesity-related chronic diseases are
long-term imbalances of oxidative and inflammatory stress leading to tissue dysfunction …

Strawberries are an important fruit in the Mediterranean diet because of their high content of
essential nutrients and beneficial phytochemicals, which seem to exert beneficial effects in …

Obesity is a medical situation in which excess body fat has gathered because of imbalance
between energy intake and energy expenditure. In spite of the fact that the variety of studies …