Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease-FLAVURS: a randomized controlled trial

Anna L Macready; Trevor W George; Mary F Chong; Dauren S Alimbetov; Yannan Jin; Alberto Vidal; Jeremy P E Spencer; Orla B Kennedy; Kieran M Tuohy; Anne-Marie Minihane; Michael H Gordon; Julie A Lovegrove; FLAVURS Study Group

doi:10.3945/ajcn.113.074237

Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease-FLAVURS: a randomized controlled trial

Anna L Macready
, Trevor W George
, Mary F Chong
, Dauren S Alimbetov
, Yannan Jin
, Alberto Vidal
, Jeremy P E Spencer
, Orla B Kennedy
, Kieran M Tuohy
, Anne-Marie Minihane
, Michael H Gordon
, Julie A Lovegrove
, FLAVURS Study Group

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Abstract

Observed associations between increased fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, particularly those F&Vs that are rich in flavonoids, and vascular health improvements require confirmation in adequately powered randomized controlled trials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	479-489
Number of pages	11
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume	99
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.074237
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Biological Markers
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cohort Studies
Cytokines
England
Female
Flavonoids
Fruit
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Microvessels
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics
Single-Blind Method
Vascular Resistance
Vascular Stiffness
Vegetables

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Macready, A. L., George, T. W., Chong, M. F., Alimbetov, D. S., Jin, Y., Vidal, A., Spencer, J. P. E., Kennedy, O. B., Tuohy, K. M., Minihane, A.-M., Gordon, M. H., Lovegrove, J. A., & FLAVURS Study Group (2014). Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease-FLAVURS: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 99(3), 479-489. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.074237

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Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease-FLAVURS: a randomized controlled trial. / Macready, Anna L; George, Trevor W; Chong, Mary F et al.
In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 99, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 479-489.

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