Associations between flavonoids and cardiovascular disease incidence or mortality in European and US populations

Twenty publications from twelve prospective cohorts have evaluated associations between flavonoid intakes and incidence or mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults in Europe and the United States. The most common outcome was coronary heart disease mortality, and four of eight cohort...

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 2012-09, Vol.70 (9), p.491-508
Main Authors: Peterson, Julia J, Dwyer, Johanna T, Jacques, Paul F, McCullough, Marjorie L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality
Cohort Studies
coronary heart disease
Correlation analysis
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Diet
Europe
Europe - epidemiology
Feeding. Feeding behavior
flavonoids
Flavonoids - administration & dosage
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Incidence
Metabolites
Mortality
Nutrition research
Nutritional Status
prospective cohort studies
Prospective Studies
stroke
United States
United States - epidemiology
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Twenty publications from twelve prospective cohorts have evaluated associations between flavonoid intakes and incidence or mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults in Europe and the United States. The most common outcome was coronary heart disease mortality, and four of eight cohort studies reported significant inverse associations for at least one flavonoid class (multivariate adjusted ptrend 
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00508.x