Red wine procyanidins, vascular health and longevity
A study by Professor Roger Corder (R. Corder et al., “Oenology: Red wine procyanidins and vascular healthâ€, Nature vol. 444, p. 566; 30 November 2006) has identified a particular group of...
View ArticleIs French red wine related to longevity?
It has been suggested that France’s high red wine consumption is a primary factor for the French longevity. It is believed that one of the active ingredients potentially related to this effect in red...
View ArticlePolyphenols
Polyphenols are a group of chemical substances found in plants, characterized by the presence of more than one phenol group per molecule. Polyphenols are generally further subdivided into tannins, and...
View ArticleEvaluation of Phenolic Compounds in Commercial Fruit Juices and Fruit Drinks
The total phenolic content of 13 commercially available fruit juices and juice drinks, selected to represent the most popular juice flavors in the United Kingdom, were analyzed using the...
View ArticleCritique on: Evaluation of Phenolic Compounds in Commercial Fruit Juices and...
What the Glasgow study on commercial juices doesn’t say is that purple grape juice contains more than 50 per cent more sugar than Coca Cola, which comes to 16.66 g of sugar (glucose and fructose) per...
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Effects of low habitual cocoa intake on blood pressure and bioactive nitric...
CONTEXT: Regular intake of cocoa-containing foods is linked to lower cardiovascular mortality in observational studies. Short-term interventions of at most 2 weeks indicate that high doses of cocoa can...
View ArticleCacao seeds are a “Super Fruit”: A comparative analysis of various fruit...
Chem Cent J. 2011 Feb 7;5:5. Crozier SJ, Preston AG, Hurst JW, Payne MJ, Mann J, Hainly L, Miller DL. The Hershey Center for Health & Nutrition, 1025 Reese Avenue, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA....
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