Though flavonoids aren't considered essential nutrients − meaning one's body doesn't require them to grow and develop − few food compounds do as good of a job staving off infection and chronic disease ...

Flavonoids, a group of compounds found in fruits and vegetables that had been thought to be nutritionally important for their antioxidant activity, actually have little or no value in that role.

New research has found that a chemical abundant in fruits, vegetables and plant products can suppress the immune response seen in food allergies. It paves the way to developing a natural treatment for ...

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Have you ever thought that what you simply discard in the trash can might be a priceless health and nutritional treasure?

Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an inverse association between flavonoid intake and prostate cancer (PCa) risk. The East Asian diet is very high in flavonoids and, correspondingly, men in ...

Eating a plate full of colorful foods like strawberries and peppers, which include flavonoids, could slow your cognitive decline, a new study found. People who ate about 600 milligrams (0.02 ounces) ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with a rapidly increasing global prevalence. It is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and impaired ...

A new study shows that people who eat a diet that includes at least half a serving per day of foods high in flavonoids like strawberries, oranges, peppers and apples may have a 20% lower risk of ...

vitamins C, and E, and beta carotene. But there's another group of antioxidants receiving a lot of attention; their names are less pronounceable, but their health benefits are at least as powerful.

If oranges, apples, berries and onions – foods rich in flavonoids – aren't part of your regular diet, consider adding them to your menu. According to researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and ...