flavonoid Archives - Life Science Review

22 April 202022 April 2020

Herbs and spices appear to have antioxidant, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties and they may in addition reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases, eg cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative conditions, chronic inflammation, arthritis, cancer, obesity and diabetes type 2

In May 2019 researchers from Canada published their review of the medical scientific literature to identify and assess specific biomarkers in 25 herbs and spices, namely anise, basil, black pepper, … Read more

23 February 202023 February 2020

Although pollutants the mother has been exposed to can pass into the breast milk, environmental studies have confirmed that the protective effects of breastfeeding still outweigh its potential health risk to the infant

On October 2019 researchers from Poland published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the potential effects of air pollution on breast milk and whether breastfeeding can overcome … Read more

20 February 202020 February 2020

A glass of grapefruit juice contains, on average, about 10% of the daily requirement of potassium, 6% of magnesium and about 100% of vitamin C

In September 2018 researchers from the Russian Federation published the nutritional profile of grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice is one of the relatively low-calorie fruit juices – 100 ml of grapefruit … Read more

19 February 202019 February 2020

Dietary supplementation taken by older individuals may reduce the risk of some chronic diseases although it would be unwise to assume that they are all effective and safe to use

In November 2018 researchers from France published their review on dietary supplement intake in the elderly. They stated that studies in older people using multivitamin supplements long-term had shown a … Read more

17 August 201916 June 2020

Potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese, as well as flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids are the most important micronutrients and biologically active substances found in grape juice

In December 2018 researchers from the Russian Federation published the results of their analysis to assess the nutrient profile of grape juice. Grape juice is not highly acidic and contains … Read more

3 February 20194 January 2020

High flavonol dark chocolate appears to reduce blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and glycaemia thereby decreasing risk of cardiovascular disease

In January 2019 researchers from Poland reviewed the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of cocoa on cardiovascular risk factors. Results of their review showed that cocoa consumption, especially … Read more

1 July 201810 January 2020

Eating an apple with the skin on improves endothelial function in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease

In February 2018 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether eating apples improved endothelial function, blood pressure and arterial stiffness in individuals at risk for … Read more