A new study has revealed that consuming a diet rich in berries, black tea, red fruits and even red wine – foods rich in flavonoids – can reduce signs of harmful health aging.
A study in the May edition of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that the flavodiet – A diet rich in flavonoids – Reduces signs of aging.
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in Northern Ireland and Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, investigated the relationship between the consumption of a rich diet in flavonoids and aging indicators, such as fragility, reduced physical function and precarious mental health.
“The investigation shows that people who consume more flavonoids tend to grow older,” the study leader told the study leader, Nicola BondonnoProfessor at the School of Medical Sciences and Health at ECU.
Flavonoids are a group of plant chemicals – phytochemicals – responsible for the vibrant color of many fruits, vegetables and flowers.
The investigation showed that foods of this type have a number of health benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties.
In this study, data from two longitudinal studies were used: the numbers’ Health Study (NHS), which accompanied 62,743 nurses From 1990 to 2014, and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS), which, from 2006 to 2008, accompanied 23,687 male health professionals.
CONCLUSIONS GIVE STRENGTH TO “FLAVODIET”
It was found that in the NHS group, the highest consumption of tea, red wine, blueberries, apples and oranges or orange juice was associated with a 11% to 21% lower risk of developing fragility compared to lower consumption.
The highest consumption of red wine, blueberries, apples, strawberries and oranges/orange juice was associated with a risk 4% to 14% lower physical disability compared to lower consumption.
Similarly, the highest consumption of apples, strawberries, oranges/orange juice and grapefruit/grapefruit juice was associated with a 10% to 15% lower risk of poor mental health compared to lower consumption.
Less effective diet for men
In the HPFS group, the highest consumption of tea and blueberries and the moderate medium consumption of red wine were associated with a 14%, 15%and 29%reduction, respectively, at the risk of poor mental health.
On the other hand, For men, there were no associations Between the consumption of any food or drink rich in flavonoids and fragility or reduction of physical function.
“Flavonoids are well known to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, support the health of blood vessels and even help maintain skeletal muscle mass – all important factors to prevent fragility and maintain physical function and mental health as we get older,” said the study’s corresponding author, the teacher Aedín Cassidyfrom the Institute for Global Food Security of QUB, quoted by New Atlas.
“We found that participants who increased the intake of rich flavonoid foods in three servings a day had a risk of 6% to 11% lower in all three aging results in women and a 15% lower risk of precarious mental health in men,” he concluded.
