Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Flavonoids can the chances of getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease decrease?
Study Design:
This overview article contained Rcts and cohort studies of short duration.
Results and conclusions:
Results from both cohort studies as Rcts short-lived suggested that anthocyanidins flavan-3-OLS from berries and green tea and cocoa from the risk of getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease could be reduced.
The meta-analysis of Rcts showed that the evidence for a beneficial effect of green tea on the LDL cholesterol and a beneficial effect of flavan-3-ol-rich cocoa on the endothelial function and insulin sensitivity the strongest.
The researchers concluded that flavan-3-OLS, and anthocyanidins from berries from green tea and cocoa possible (because the Rcts were of short duration) a positive effect on both type 2 diabetes and heart disease had. More long-term Rcts are needed in order to confirm this positive effect.
Original title:
Dietary flavonoids and the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases: review or recent findings by van Dam R, Naidoo, N and R landberg.
Link:
http://journals.lww.com/co-lipidology/Abstract/2013/02000/Dietary_flavonoids_and_the_development_of_type_2.6.aspx
Additional information about El Mondo:
To be able to find a causal link between anthocyanidins flavan-3-OLS from berries and flavan-3-OLS from green tea and cocoa and the reduced risk of getting heart disease, must be a positive effect be found in long-term Rcts (Rcts with as end points getting a heart attack, stroke or other heart or vascular disease).
Anthocyanidins and flavan-3-OLS are flavonoids. Read more about flavonoids.
Read more about RCTs, cohort studies and causal link.
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