Is a higher ingestion of phenolic compounds the best dietary strategy? A scientific opinion on the deleterious effects of polyphenols in vivo

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 98, Issue , 2020, Pages 162-166

  Granato, Daniel ^a   Mocan, Andrei ^b,c   Câmara, José S ^d  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant dietary supplements; Polyphenols; Pro oxidative effects; Reactive oxygen species; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078205745     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.01.010     Document Type: Note

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