Consumption of fruit, coffee, chocolate and wine may reduce risk of metabolic syndrome by up to 23% (High blood pressure by 30X, too)
Medical Xpress / FAPESP / The Journal of Nutrition ^ | Feb. 20, 2025 | Maria Fernanda Ziegler / Renata A Carnauba et al
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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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: cardiovascular; heartdisease; metabolicsyndrome; polyphenols
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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.”
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2 posted on 02/23/2025 2:35:20 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ConservativeMind
A diet rich in produce such as grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee
I am going to live forever.
(So far, so good)
3 posted on 02/23/2025 2:36:57 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
To: ConservativeMind
three of my favorite things in life...
4 posted on 02/23/2025 2:37:50 PM PST by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: ConservativeMind
Just switched over to decaffeinated green tea from gas station coffee. Tasty.
5 posted on 02/23/2025 2:37:51 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
A diet rich in produce such as grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee
I am going to live forever.
(So far, so good)
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
ME too.........!!!
6 posted on 02/23/2025 2:41:09 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
To: ConservativeMind
Well, i got the chocolate and wine covered...it’s somethiing :)
7 posted on 02/23/2025 2:46:24 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
To: ConservativeMind
So if I eat a Bacchanal diet of grapes, wine, chocolate and coffee I’m going to be... healthy?!
8 posted on 02/23/2025 2:47:05 PM PST by Skywise
To: ConservativeMind
I could eat my weight in dark chocolate. That is a lot of chocolate.
9 posted on 02/23/2025 2:47:43 PM PST by GingisK
To: ConservativeMind
Good to know, I guess.
It would be more useful if we knew what metabolic syndrome is.
10 posted on 02/23/2025 2:50:17 PM PST by x
To: ConservativeMind
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!
11 posted on 02/23/2025 2:51:30 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
To: x
From the article:
“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
12 posted on 02/23/2025 2:53:17 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ConservativeMind
Thanks. I get lots of coffee, chocolate and wine. Will have to work on the fruit bit.
13 posted on 02/23/2025 2:55:07 PM PST by x
To: ConservativeMind
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.
14 posted on 02/23/2025 3:04:56 PM PST by lee martell
To: ConservativeMind
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.
15 posted on 02/23/2025 3:08:26 PM PST by Buttons12
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Can I substitute Rum for Wine??
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..
16 posted on 02/23/2025 3:08:37 PM PST by Sacajaweau
To: Sacajaweau
At 80 if you want to have rum go for it. :)
17 posted on 02/23/2025 3:15:31 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I bought a huge bottle on sale....It'll take me 10 years to empty it...
Hey...I'm a "Get it on Sale" girl.
18 posted on 02/23/2025 3:17:30 PM PST by Sacajaweau
To: ConservativeMind
“grapes, strawberries, açaí, oranges, chocolate, wine and coffee”
I should have negative blood pressure by now.
19 posted on 02/23/2025 3:18:08 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole.)
To: ConservativeMind
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.
20 posted on 02/23/2025 3:23:45 PM PST by redangus ( )
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