#flavanols — Public Fediverse posts

Not all fruits and vegetables are equal when it comes to heart health, our research shows
#Health #HealthyDiet #HeartHealth #Nutrition #Flavanols #FruitAndVegetables #PublicHealth #DietResearch #Fruits #HealthyEating #PlantBasedDiet #Vegetables #Research
https://the-14.com/not-all-fruits-and-vegetables-are-equal-when-it-comes-to-heart-health-our-research-shows/

Measurement of flavanol breakdown products in urine of U.S. (N=6,509) and U.K. (N=24,154) populations indicate that only a quarter of the people meeting the 5-a-day guideline for fruit and vegetable consumption were getting flavanols at the 500 mg/d rate associated with cardiovascular protection.

Summary: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2026/fo/d6fo00867d

Original paper: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2026/fo/d6fo00867d

#Science #Healt #Diet #Flavanols #Fruit #Vegetables #CVD #CardiovascularHealth

Study suggests banana-containing smoothies may reduce absorption of beneficial flavanols

📰 Original title: Surprising research reveals why you shouldn't add bananas to your smoothies

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#nutrition #smoothies #flavanols

Study Reveals Why it’s a Bad Idea To Make a Banana and Berries Smoothie

Few things go together as well as bananas and smoothies. They provide the perfect texture and sweetness. But a study published in the journal Food & Function suggests we might need to…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #antioxidants #bananas #CookingTopics #flavanols #foodscience #health #nutrition #smoothies
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2423299/study-reveals-why-its-a-bad-idea-to-make-a-banana-and-berries-smoothie/

#Flavanols in #cocoa can protect #bloodvessel function following uninterrupted sitting - study

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/flavanols-in-cocoa-can-protect-blood-vessel-function-following-uninterrupted-sitting-study

😧 Astringent, sharper mind: Flavanols can trigger brain activity for memory and stress response

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-astringent-sharper-mind-flavanols-trigger.html

#brain #flavor #flavanols #memory #stress #physiology

A study with 40 young men found that a high-flavanol drink (cocoa) offset the decrease in arterial function that otherwise occurred during two hours of sitting.

Summary: https://www.sci.news/medicine/flavanol-rich-foods-vascular-health-prolonged-sitting-14325.html

Original paper: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP289038

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A randomized double-blind study of almost 600 older adults found that daily supplementation with 500 mg of cocoa flavanols for two years reduced a biomarker for aging-related inflammation by 8.4% per year. This work was part of a larger study that found that cocoa supplementation decreased cardiovascular disease mortality by 27%.

Summary: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250927031221.htm

Original paper (not open access): https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/54/9/afaf269/8253933?redirectedFrom=fulltext

#Science #Health #Aging #Inflammation #Cocoa #Flavanols #CVD