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Dietary Flavonoid and Lignan Intake and Mortality in Prospective Cohort Studies: Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis

Individuals on high flavonoid diets may have low chances of suffering from deaths arising from cardiovascular diseases and other causes.

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Dietary Flavonoid Intake and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

A decline in coronary heart disease risk is associated with frequent consumption of flavonoid from food sources.

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Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Epidemiological Studies

Generous intake of foods high in flavonoids, particularly flavones and flavonols, may help halt the formation of cancerous cells and tumors in our colon and rectum.

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Dietary Flavonoid Intake and the Risk of Digestive Tract Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Indulgence in flavonoid-rich foods may help ward off gastric (stomach) cancer.

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Dietary Flavonoid and Lignan Intake and Gastric Adenocarcinoma Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study

Fondness for foods packed with flavonoids may shield women from gastric (stomach) cancer.

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Dietary Flavonoids Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

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Alzheimer's dementia is a major threat to the health of aging Americans. About 1 in 10 people, age 65 years and above, will develop Alzheimer's disease. Currently, an estimated 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's type memory loss, and this number is expected to rise to about 13.8 million by 2050. Alzheimer's disease is debilitating, destroying m...

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Proanthocyanidins and other flavonoids in relation to endometrial cancer risk: a case–control study in Italy.

Habitual consumption of foods rich in proanthocyanidins, flavanones, and isoflavones can help knock down the risk of endometrial cancer.

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Protect Your Lungs From Cancer

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Lung cancer causes the most deaths from cancer in the US for both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer accounts for 26% of all cancer deaths and 14% of all new cancer diagnosis. Smoking tobacco or vaping nicotine is the principal cause of lung cancer, responsible for nearly 85% of all cases o...

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Dietary flavonoid intake and the risk of stroke: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Adequate intake of flavonoids from dietary sources may help guard against the development of stroke.

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Dietary Flavonoids Diminish Lung Cancer Risk

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Eating fish can increase your risk of getting lung cancer. About 1 in 15 men and 1 in 17 women may get lung cancer at some point in their lives. These numbers include both smokers and non-smokers, though smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer. This year, more than 200,000 persons are expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer in t...

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Dietary flavonoids and the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases: review of recent findings.

​Eating diets rich in flavonoids, such as anthocyanins and flavan-3-ols, may lessen the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.

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Flavonoid intake from vegetables and fruits is inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk: a case-control study in China.

​Increased intake of dietary flavonoids from fruits and vegetables may help halt the onset of colorectal cancer.

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