Polyphenol rich foods help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
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Last Update: 2011-12-21
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The latest issue of the Journal of agriculture and food chemistry, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, published a study by University of Glasgow, which shows that polyphenols intake can reduce the incidence rate of cardiovascular diseases and reduce the associated health risks Dr William Mullen, director of the biomarker research center at the University of Glasgow, said that proteomics is a developing medical science field By measuring and monitoring different proteins generated by the human body, we can identify the pre symptom conditions of some diseases, including coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes The researchers recruited 39 volunteers with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and gave half of them fruit drinks such as lemon and apple, rich in polyphenols, and the other half a placebo Two weeks later, the scientists took urine samples from volunteers and carried out proteomic analysis The results showed that there were significant differences in 27 proteins between the two groups, 5 of which were related to the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk (
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