Increasing the intake of flavonoid -rich foods will improve your health, disclosure in studies

Updated: 08-07-2025, 03.31 AM

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Eating every nutrient is necessary to stay healthy, whether it is carbs or protein. However, a recent study has revealed that consuming foods containing flavonoids can help to be healthy. According to this, people should include various types of flavonoids in food, which increases their total volume. Let us know in detail about this study.

Flavonoid

First know what are flavonoids?

Flavonoid is a large group of plant -based compounds, found in foods obtained from fruits, vegetables and other plants. These elements are known for their antioxidants and anti -inflammatory properties and provide many health benefits. You will get flavonoids through fruits, lentils, tea and dry fruits etc. According to old studies, these compounds are helpful in treating diabetes, cancer and respiratory diseases.

What was the purpose of this study?

This study has been published in a magazine called Nature Food. Its purpose was to analyze the effects of the variety of flavonoid intake in the diet and anticipate the relationship with the mortality and disease risk. This revealed that increasing the intake of flavonoids improve health results. This study reflects the effects of eating many types of flavonoids and increasing their total volume.

Participant

Millions of people participated in the study

The study was attended by around 124,805 addes, who are residents of the US. About 56 percent of the participants were women, whose number was more than men. Less than 10 percent of all participants used to smoke, but 60 percent weight was over, that is, they were fat. Of these, 4 percent had diabetes, 25 percent was high blood pressure and 15 percent was high cholesterol.

What were the results of this study?

The average flavonoid consumption of these participants was 792 mg/day, in which 9 flavonoids were consumed daily. Of these, Flevan-3-Ols were eaten in the highest volume (87 percent). Anthocyanin, flavonols and flavonons had 4.5 percent, while Flavones had only one percent. Black or green tea had the highest flavonoid (67 percent). At the same time, apple had 6 percent flavonoids and 5 percent in red wine.

Visibility of flavonoids reduced the risk of death

2 percent flavonoids were found in foods such as grapes and berries. Orange, orange juice and dark chocolate contributed one percent each. Overall, all these foods together took the amount of flavonoids to 85 percent. Those who were taking different types of flavonoids were 14 percent lower the risk of death due to all reasons. The risk of heart disease was 10 percent and the risk of type 2 diabetes was 20 percent less.