Category Archives: Quercetin

Mice Like Flavonoids Too: An Apple A Day Keeps The Vet Away

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Animal studies are interesting. Many dismiss their relevance to humans because of the differing physiological and biochemical systems of non-human animals. It is true that animals are dissimilar in many ways, and differences between humans and other mammals should not … Continue reading →

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Black Currant Berries: Vitamin C and Polyphenols

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The black Currant plant (Ribes nigrum) is a deciduous shrub with toothed and pointed leaves. Flowers form in loose pendulous racemes in the same axis as the leaves and are greenish-white in colour (figure 1). The black Currant plant is … Continue reading →

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An Apple a Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Fruit consumption is associated with improved health outcomes. In particular those who consume more fruit have been observed to have lower rates of Western lifestyle diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity. The reason that fruit is beneficial to … Continue reading →

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Taking The Sting Out of Nettle

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

When most people think of nettles they think of stinging nettles and the rashes that can develop from contact with the leaves. However, the genus Urtica encompasses a large number of plant species that grow across North America and Europe. … Continue reading →

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Should We Eat Raw Vegetables?

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Robert Barrington

A high intake of vegetables is associated with improve health outcomes. The exact reason for this is not known, but may relate to the presence of biologically active phytochemicals in plant tissues. Many of these chemicals are secondary metabolites of … Continue reading →

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Flavonoids And Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Plant foods are good for the health. This is well established in the nutritional literature. What is not well established is the reason for the protective effects of plants in human nutrition. Plant foods comprise of complex tissues that contain … Continue reading →

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Red Wine Prevents Lipid Peroxidation

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Systemic inflammation and oxidative stress are increasingly being associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants may be protective of cardiovascular disease because they decrease free radical damage to the endothelial lining of the arteries or the susceptibility for low density … Continue reading →

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Absorption of Flavonols from Sea Buckthorn Berry

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Sea buckthorn berries are yellow fruits that contain high levels of vitamin C, tocopherols, carotenoids and flavonoids. Evidence suggests that sea buckthorn may possess antioxidant properties, and this may be responsible for its reported health effects against various parameters of … Continue reading →

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Quercetin Absorption

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Flavonoids occur naturally in nature in their glucoside form, and the attachment of a sugar moiety greatly reduces their hydrophobic properties which may have implications for their absorption. Quercetin is a flavonoid that belongs to the sub-category of flavonols, and … Continue reading →

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The Phenolic Content of Red Wine

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Wine is a complex mixture of phenolic compounds which have not yet been fully characterised. Plant phenolics are good in vivo antioxidants and also though to be able to modulate gene expression. These effects confer health benefits to those who … Continue reading →

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