Cranberry Polyphenols: Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Polyphenols in Human Health and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 1049-1065

  Khoo, Christina ^a   Falk, Michael ^b  

^a Ocean Spray Cranberries   (United States)

^b Life Sciences Research Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cardiovascular health; Cranberry; Polyphenols; Proanthocyanidins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902555096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-398456-2.00081-5     Document Type: Chapter

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