Nutritional Advice El Mondo
Objectives:
Recent evidence has suggested that flavonoid and lignan intake may be associated with decreased risk of chronic and degenerative diseases. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.
Does dietary flavonoid intake reduce risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality?
Study design:
This review article included 22 prospective cohort studies.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found when compared with lower consumption, high consumption of total flavonoids was associated with a significant decreased risk of 26% for all-cause mortality [risk ratio = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.55-0.99].
The investigators found a 100-mg/day increment in dietary total flavonoids intake led to a (linear) decreased risk of 6% and 4% of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality, respectively.
The investigators found among flavonoid classes, significant results were obtained for intakes of flavonols, flavones, flavanones, anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins.
The investigators found limited evidence was available on lignans intake and all-cause mortality.
The investigators concluded that higher dietary flavonoids intakes - at least 100-mg/day of flavonols, flavones, flavanones, anthocyanidins or proanthocyanidins - are associated with decreased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality.
Original title:
Dietary Flavonoid and Lignan Intake and Mortality in Prospective Cohort Studies: Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis by Grosso G, Micek A, […], Giovannucci EL.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472215
Additional information of El Mondo:
Find more information/studies on flavonoids and cardiovascular diseases right here.