Consumption of Polyphenol Plants May Slow Aging and Associated Diseases

Title:Consumption of Polyphenol Plants May Slow Aging and Associated Diseases

Volume: 19 Issue: 34

Author(s): Utku Uysal, Sila Seremet, Jeffrey W. Lamping, Jerome M. Adams, Deede Y. Liu, Russell H. Swerdlow and Daniel J. Aires

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Keywords: Polyphenols, Aging, in-vivo.

Abstract: Slowing aging is a widely shared goal. Plant-derived polyphenols, which are found in commonly consumed food plants such as tea, cocoa, blueberry and grape, have been proposed to have many health benefits, including slowing aging. In-vivo studies have demonstrated the lifespan-extending ability of six polyphenol-containing plants. These include five widely consumed foods (tea, blueberry, cocoa, apple, pomegranate) and a flower commonly used as a folk medicine (betony). These and multiple other plant polyphenols have been shown to have beneficial effects on aging-associated changes across a variety of organisms from worm and fly to rodent and human.

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Uysal Utku, Seremet Sila, Lamping W. Jeffrey, Adams M. Jerome, Liu Y. Deede, Swerdlow H. Russell and Aires J. Daniel, Consumption of Polyphenol Plants May Slow Aging and Associated Diseases, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2013; 19 (34) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612811319340004