Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
Grape bioactives for human health / M. Iriti, E. Varoni - In: Fruits, vegetables, and herbs : bioactive foods in health promotion / [a cura di] R. Watson, V.R. Preedy. - [s.l] : Elsevier, 2016. - ISBN 9780128029725. - pp. 221-238 [10.1016/B978-0-12-802972-5.00011-1]
Abstract:
The grape is one of the most valuable crop in the world, mainly produced in the European Mediterranean countries. Grape phytochemistry is quite complex due to hundreds of phytochemicals occurring in the berry tissues, including polyphenols. Grape seed extracts, rich in proanthocyanidines, resveratrol and grape juice are the most extensive grape polyphenols and products investigated as cardioprotective agents, both for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. From the available data, it seems that their administration may exert health benefits, by reducing the levels of a number of markers of cardiovascular risk. However, the paucity of biokinetics data on metabolism and bioavailability of grape polyphenols in healthy subjects as well as in patients at risk of or with cardiovascular diseases represents a major drawback of the research in the field of grape bioactives for human health.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Grapevine; Vitis vinifera L.; functional foods; nutraceuticals; cardioprotection; cancer chemoprevention; neuroprotection; oral bioavailability; human gut microbiota; evidence-based nutrition
Elenco autori:
M. Iriti, E. Varoni
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Titolo del libro:
Fruits, vegetables, and herbs : bioactive foods in health promotion