Category Archives: Flavonoids

Phytochemicals: Multicoloured Food

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fruits and vegetables are thought to provide health benefits because of the plant chemicals they contain. Some plant chemicals are bioactive in humans and are of interest because they have been shown to reduce the risk of a number of … Continue reading →

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Why Does Bruised Fruit Turn Brown?

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fruit is a rich source of polyphenols. Polphenols are chemicals that may give fruit some of its health promoting qualities in humans, where they are thought to function as antioxidants in plasma. Polyphenols are a diverse group of chemicals and … Continue reading →

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Fruits and Vegetables: Basic Nutrition

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence supports the theory that fruit and vegetable consumption is beneficial to health. In particular, plant foods may protect against chronic Western lifestyle diseases. The current recommendation is to consume around five portions of fruits or vegetables per day in … Continue reading →

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How Do Plant Foods Prevent Cancer?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

arcinogenesis is an incredibly complex process and the exact aetiology is not fully understood. Mainstream medicine has failed to make any progress at reducing cancer rates because the paradigm adopted by the pharmaceutical companies is one that seeks maximum profit … Continue reading →

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More on Flavonoids and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids are polyphenolic heterocyclic plant compounds that may have beneficial health properties in humans. Although it is not fully understood why consuming plant foods are beneficial to the health, one reason may be the flavonoids that they contain. Flavonoids are … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Improves Vascular Function

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A number of antioxidants in food have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. At present it is unclear as to why dietary antioxidants are protective, but evidence suggests that it may result from a decrease in oxidative … Continue reading →

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On The Composition of Honey

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Prior to modern times, sugar was absent from the diet of most humans because few natural sources existed. Honey has been known to man since Sumerian times, where tablets record its use as a medicine and food. Honey contains constituents … Continue reading →

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Diet Quality and Total Antioxidant Status

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Low quality diets are increasingly being seen as a causative factor in disease progression and ill health. Low quality diets tend to be those with high total energy, and contain foods characterised by high concentrations of refined carbohydrates and non-essential … Continue reading →

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Uric Acid as an Antioxidant

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiology suggests that diets high in fruit are beneficial to the health because they decrease the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Interestingly, it is not understood why fruit is protective, although many theories have been put forward. Currently, it … Continue reading →

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Grape Seed Extract Benefits the Vasculature

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Dietary flavonoids are a diverse group of polphenolic plant chemicals that are found in high concentrations in fruits and vegetables. Evidence suggests that flavonoids are important dietary components that decrease the risk of disease. Grapes contain flavonoids in their fruits … Continue reading →

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