Habitual flavonoid intake and endothelial function in healthy humans

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 275-279

  Fisher, Naomi D L ^a   Hurwitz, Shelley ^a   Hollenberg, Norman K ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diet; Endothelial function; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; NITRIC OXIDE; THEOBROMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY MASS; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; VEGETABLE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84876331962     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2012.10720433     Document Type: Article

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