flavonoid/stroke

Since last December 2019, a syndrome of severe pneumonia associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is highly contagious and rapidly spread to many other parts of China and almost all countries all over the world, representing one of the most

Objective: The Nanshan Elderly Cohort Study (NECS) aims to investigate the nutritional, as well as other environmental and genetic factors of chronic diseases, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, obesity, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, cancer

Obesity and diabetes mellitus Obesity is one of our most serious public health issues (National Food Agency, 2016). In the Swedish adult (16-84 years) population, about 35% are overweight and almost 15% are obese (Statistics Sweden). The most commonly used definition of obesity is based on the body

Current treatments for T2D are limited, have unwanted side effects, and lose effectiveness over time. There is a growing public interest in the use of complementary and alternative approaches for treating insulin resistance and T2D. Blueberries, blueberry leaves and cinnamon have each been reported

The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) is a randomized clinical trial of cocoa extract supplement (containing a total of 600 mg/d flavanols, including 80 mg. (-)-epicatechins), and a standard multivitamin supplement to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer among

Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains one of the major causes of premature death in the world. There is now substantial evidence to indicate that the cells lining the inner surface of arteries play a major role in protection against the development and progression of CHD. This layer of cells is

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have become the main cause of death worldwide. It is estimated that 3.8 million men and 3.4 million women die every year from this cause (WHO 2006). In addition, an increase of 47 to 83 million disability-adjusted life years (DALY) between 1990 and 2020 has been

Several large-scale epidemiologic studies have indicated that chronic consumption of flavonoid-rich foods appear to be associated with decreased risk for several chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. In humans, consumption of several flavonoid-rich foods

BACKGROUND: Basic science, clinical observation, and epidemiologic studies have all contributed to an emerging body of evidence on the potential role of flavonoids, a group of polyphenolic compounds with antioxidant properties, in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, the few existing

BACKGROUND: Both in vivo and in vitro experiments have show that flavonoids, antioxidants which are rich in green tea, are potentially as beneficial as vitamin E, beta-carotene and vitamin C in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Thus, the possible preventive effects of green tea on CHD