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Polyphenols, Inflammation, And Cardiovascular Disease, Christy Tangney, Heather E. Rasmussen
Polyphenols, Inflammation, And Cardiovascular Disease, Christy Tangney, Heather E. Rasmussen
Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences: Faculty Publications
Polyphenols are compounds found in foods such as tea, coffee, cocoa, olive oil, and red wine and have been studied to determine if their intake may modify cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Historically, biologic actions of polyphenols have been attributed to antioxidant activities, but recent evidence suggests that immunomodulatory and vasodilatory properties of polyphenols may also contribute to CVD risk reduction. These properties will be discussed, and recent epidemiological evidence and intervention trials will be reviewed. Further identification of polyphenols in foods and accurate assessment of exposures through measurement of biomarkers (i.e., polyphenol metabolites) could provide the needed impetus to examine …