«This study raises the possibility that
dietary flavonoid intake is associated with better cognitive evolution,» wrote lead author Luc Letenneur in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Dietary flavonoid intake and the risk of stroke: a dose - response meta - analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Researchers studied almost 2,000 healthy women volunteers from TwinsUK who had completed a food questionnaire designed to estimate total
dietary flavonoid intake as well as intakes from six flavonoid subclasses.
Not exact matches
So we would expect high
flavonoid intake from whole natural foods to accompany diets high in
dietary fiber, and we just do not see toxicity risks being associated with this type of
dietary intake.
However, as described earlier in our Risk of
Dietary Toxicity section, our recommendation for optimal
flavonoid intake is to focus on a whole, natural, fresh foods diet that provides ample servings of vegetables and fruits.
Risk of
dietary deficiency for
flavonoids is basically synonymous with low
dietary intake of whole, natural foods, and in particular, low
intake of vegetables and fruits.
Data from the USDA
flavonoid databases matched with a 24 - h
dietary recall indicate that anthocyanidin
intakes were inversely associated with serum CRP concentration (86).