Posted on 02/23/2025 2:34:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A diet rich in produce such as grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome by as much as 23%, according to the findings of a study involving more than 6,000, the largest in the world to associate the effects of consuming polyphenols.
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic abnormalities and hormone alterations, is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Polyphenols are bioactive compounds with well-known anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
The main conclusion was that consumption of polyphenols from different foods at the highest estimated level (469 mg per day) reduced the risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 23% compared with the lowest polyphenol consumption (177 mg per day). Consumption of phenolic acids (a specific class of polyphenols abundant in coffee, red wine and tea) reduced the risk by a similar amount.
According to Carnaúba, the quantity of polyphenols associated with a reduction in the risk of metabolic syndrome was derived from total dietary intake. "The more diverse a person's dietary intake and sources of polyphenols, the better the effect on their gut microbiota and hence on their overall health," she said.
The analysis also showed that elevated consumption of flavan-3-ols, a flavonoid subgroup, was associated with a 20% lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Red wine was the main source of flavan-3-ols for the study sample. Chocolate was also a significant source.
"The results showed that the effects of polyphenols on the metabolism and heart disease were far from negligible. Regardless of the various cardiometabolic risk factors, such as sex, age, smoking and physical activity, participants who ingested more polyphenols were up to 30 times less likely to develop high blood pressure or insulin resistance, and 17 times less likely to have elevated triglycerides," Carnaúba said.
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The main conclusion was that consumption of polyphenols from different foods at the highest estimated level (469 mg per day) reduced the risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 23% compared with the lowest polyphenol consumption (177 mg per day).
“Regardless of the various cardiometabolic risk factors, such as sex, age, smoking and physical activity, participants who ingested more polyphenols were up to 30 times less likely to develop high blood pressure or insulin resistance, and 17 times less likely to have elevated triglycerides.”
I am going to live forever.
(So far, so good)
three of my favorite things in life...
Just switched over to decaffeinated green tea from gas station coffee. Tasty.
I am going to live forever.
(So far, so good)
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
ME too.........!!!
Well, i got the chocolate and wine covered...it’s somethiing :)
So if I eat a Bacchanal diet of grapes, wine, chocolate and coffee I’m going to be... healthy?!
I could eat my weight in dark chocolate. That is a lot of chocolate.
Good to know, I guess.
It would be more useful if we knew what metabolic syndrome is.
I had a poster in my cubicle at work:
Death Before Decaf!
“”consumption of polyphenols””
One of our FAVORITE sources of polyphenols is fresh popcorn!
Yesh!
“Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic abnormalities and hormone alterations, is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease.”
From a simple search:
“Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels.”
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20351916Q
Thanks. I get lots of coffee, chocolate and wine. Will have to work on the fruit bit.
I never ate or purchased ACAI.
It sounds like some of those fun, tropical fruits, like Kiwi, Mango, Raspberries, many of which Ma Nature ‘will not allow’ me to eat except in minute amounts, or risk an allergic reaction.
I endorse this research. Don’t do wine but otherwise they’ve got all the right plants, grapes, berries, coffee and chocolate.
These are the scientists I want for testing the merits of pizza and bacon.
I learned to love my Johnny Cake even more with a BIG splash of Rum.
I eat all of those, too....plus a well rounded meat, potatoes, salad plate.
I'm 80..
At 80 if you want to have rum go for it. :)
Hey...I'm a "Get it on Sale" girl.
“grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee”
I should have negative blood pressure by now.
My mom drank tea in large quantities, drank a glass of red wine every night, ate chocolate every day and cooked with lard, bacon grease and butter. She lived to be 93. Her sister made it 96 on a similar regiment.
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