Want a healthy heart? Eat more of these flavonoid foods
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Heard about flavonoids? They are just one group from a long list of beneficial natural polyphenol chemicals you’ll find in plant foods. While the chemistry and naming structure can be daunting, there is nothing daunting about the foods that contain lots of these flavonoids. In our body, these flavonoids can operate as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents. And that all spells good news for your heart health. In this podcast, I’ll explain what flavonoids are, what foods contain lots of them, and unveil the latest evidence linking them to good heart health. Links referred to in the podcast Flavonoids explained https://www.healthline.com/health/what-are-flavonoids-everything-you-need-to-knowMeta-analysis of flavonoids and heart disease risk https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34470681Episode transcript To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com Connect with me Instagram: doctimcrowe Facebook: Thinking Nutrition Twitter: CroweTim
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