Evaluation of (−)-epicatechin metabolites as recovery biomarker of dietary flavan-3-ol intake

Abstract Data from dietary intervention studies suggest that intake of (−)-epicatechin mediates beneficial vascular effects in humans. However, population-based investigations are required to evaluate associations between habitual intake and health and these studies rely on accurate estimates of int...

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Main Authors: Javier I. Ottaviani, Reedmond Fong, Jennifer Kimball, Jodi L. Ensunsa, Nicola Gray, Anna Vogiatzoglou, Abigail Britten, Debora Lucarelli, Robert Luben, Philip B. Grace, Deborah H. Mawson, Amy Tym, Antonia Wierzbicki, A. David Smith, Nicholas J. Wareham, Nita G. Forouhi, Kay-Tee Khaw, Hagen Schroeter, Gunter G. C. Kuhnle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49702-z