Category Archives: Flavan-3-ols

Flavonoids For Disease Prevention

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compound present in plants as secondary metabolites (meaning they are synthesised for purposes other than primary metabolic activity). Many edible and commonly consumed plants contain flavonoids, and as a result human consumption of flavonoids … Continue reading →

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Quercetin and Epicatechin

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoid rich foods such as tea, red wine and cocoa are increasingly being seen as beneficial to the health. Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compounds that possess in vitro antioxidant capabilities, and may confer antioxidant capacity to animal tissue … Continue reading →

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Organic Fruit Skin: Rich in Flavonoids?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Polyphenols are a large heterogenous group of chemicals, many thousand of which are found in plants. Vitamin E is a well known dietary polyphenolic substance, but others include stilbenes, chalcones and terpenes. Flavonoids are another group of polyphenols phytochemicals that … Continue reading →

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Green Tea for Multiple Sclerosis?

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Multiple sclerosis is a condition characterised by a weakness in the skeletal muscles. The causes of multiple sclerosis are not fully understood, but relate to an autoimmune condition of the nervous system that leads to a loss of the myelin … Continue reading →

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Eat More Cocoa, Improve Your Health

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is often considered that physiological and mental deterioration occurs inevitably during ageing. For example, muscle mass and blood pressure show detrimental physiological decreases and increases, respectively, as ageing proceeds. Mental function too shows a correlative decline with advancing years … Continue reading →

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Flavonoid Intake Associated with Health

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic phytonutrients that are widespread amongst the plant kingdom. The flavonoid class is made up of a number of subclasses including flavones, flavanones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins and flavonols. Flavonoids are responsible for many of the … Continue reading →

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Are Flavonoids Protective of Cancer?

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are a group of dietary polyphenols present in many plant foods. Fruits and vegetables are rich sources of flavonoids, as too are tea and wine. Flavonoids have been researched with regard to their anti-cancer effects. Cell culture experiments have … Continue reading →

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Flavonoids and Cancer

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are a group of polyphenols that include flavones, flavan-3-ols, flavanones, proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins and flavonols. As a group, flavonoids may have particular health effects in humans. It Is unclear how flavonoids exert their health effects but this may relate to … Continue reading →

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Is Chocolate a Weight Loss Food?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The flavan-3-ols are a subgroup of flavonoids. The flavan-3-ols are found as monomeric units in green tea mainly as catechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate. In black tea the main flavan-3-ols are theaflavins and thearubigins. The monomeric flavan-3-ols are … Continue reading →

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Flavan-3-ols And Insulin Resistance

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Flavan-3-ols are a subgroup of flavonoids. Flavan-3-ols are sometimes called catechins as they include the chemicals catechin and epicatechin and their gallate conjugates. Flavan-3-ols are found in high concentrations in tea as monomeric units, and their presence may explain the … Continue reading →

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