Though flavonoids aren't considered essential nutrients − meaning one's body doesn't require them to grow and develop − few food compounds do as good of a job staving off infection and chronic disease ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Certain teas, such as green tea, ginger, rosehip, and fennel, contain compounds ...

Flavonoids, a group of compounds found in fruits and vegetables that had been thought to be nutritionally important for their antioxidant activity, actually have little or no value in that role.

Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an inverse association between flavonoid intake and prostate cancer (PCa) risk. The East Asian diet is very high in flavonoids and, correspondingly, men in ...

At a Glance Many fruits and vegetables have higher antioxidant levels than beets, including prunes, berries, and leafy greens ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with a rapidly increasing global prevalence. It is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and impaired ...

The gut-brain connection is a story that just keeps giving. Remarkably, it shows how microbes in our gut can affect our mood, focus and cognition. I’ve written before about how potent this connection ...

In a recent study published in the Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy journal, researchers explored the anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory properties of flavonoids. Chronic inflammation is crucial to the ...

Eating a plate full of colorful foods like strawberries and peppers, which include flavonoids, could slow your cognitive decline, a new study found. People who ate about 600 milligrams (0.02 ounces) ...

People with Parkinson's Disease who eat more flavonoids -- compounds found in richly colored foods like berries, cocoa and red wine -- may have a lower mortality risk than those who don't, according ...