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Foods Rich In Flavonoids Effective In Prevention Of Cough

A new study shows a diet high in fiber from fruit and soy foods may reduce the incidence of chronic respiratory symptoms -- especially cough with phlegm.// ..Researchers studied more than 570 patients who experienced cough with phlegm and more than 44,000 patients without the respiratory problem. Participants were given a food frequency questionnaire to determine if certain foods were associated...

Prostate tumour growth suppressed by flavonoids

Flavonoids have been regarded as nutritionally good compounds. Lot of research is being done in this direction.// ..Apigenin, a flavonoid found in herbs, fruits, and vegetables, slowed the growth of prostate cancer in mice, according to a new study. ..Previous studies already found flavonoids (found in fruits and vegetables) had a potential to protect against a number of cancers. ..The current st...

Science Stacks Up for Flavonoids for Heart Health

A diet rich in flavonoids, compounds in fruit, vegetables, coffee, tea and chocolate, could slash the risk associated to cardiovascular disease//, says a joint Norwegian-US study. ....The prospective cohort study of 34,489 postmenopausal women, published in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reports that high dietary intake of several classes of flavonoids can reduc...

Flavonoids In Orange Juice Make It A Healthy Drink, Despite The Sugar

Orange juice, despite its high caloric load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of flavonoids, a study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has shown. ......The study appeared in the June 2007 issue of Diabetes Care. ......Flavonoids suppress destructive oxygen free radicals -- also known as reactive oxygen species, or ROS. An overabundance...