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Dietary Anti-Aging Polyphenols And Potential Mechanisms, Jing Luo, Hongwei Si, Zhenquan Jia, Dongmin Liu
Dietary Anti-Aging Polyphenols And Potential Mechanisms, Jing Luo, Hongwei Si, Zhenquan Jia, Dongmin Liu
Human Sciences Faculty Research
For years, the consumption of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been considered healthy, increasing longevity, and decreasing morbidities. With the assistance of basic research investigating the potential mechanisms, it has become clear that the beneficial effects of plant-based foods are mainly due to the large amount of bioactive phenolic compounds contained. Indeed, substantial dietary intervention studies in humans have supported that the supplementation of polyphenols have various health-promoting effects, especially in the elderly population. In vitro examinations on the anti-aging mechanisms of polyphenols have been widely performed, using different types of natural and synthetic phenolic compounds. The …