(14-11-11) Polyphenols: antioxidants and beyond

Augustin Scalbert, Ian T Johnson, and Mike Saltmarsh


ABSTRACT
Research on the effects of dietary polyphenols on human health has developed considerably in the past 10 y. It strongly supports a role for polyphenols in the prevention of degenerative diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases and cancers. The antioxidant properties of polyphenols have been widely studied, but it has become clear that the mechanisms of action of polyphenols go beyond the modulation of oxidative stress. This supplemental issue of The American Jour- nal of Clinical Nutrition, published on the occasion of the 1st International Conference on Polyphenols and Health, offers an over- view of the experimental, clinical, and epidemiologic evidence of the effects of polyphenols on health.

Source: Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 81(suppl):215S?7S.

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