[HTML][HTML] Tea is the major source of flavan-3-ol and flavonol in the US diet
WO Song, OK Chun�- The Journal of nutrition, 2008 - Elsevier
Flavonoid intake is inversely associated with the incidence of chronic diseases, but the
sources of flavonoid intake in free-living US adults have not yet been reported. We tested
hypotheses that tea is the major dietary source of flavonoids in US adults; tea consumers
differ from those of tea nonconsumers in sociodemographics, health-related behaviors, and
dietary and beverage sources of flavonoid intake. We matched the flavonoid contents of the
USDA Flavonoid Databases with dietary intake data of adults (n= 8809) included in�…
sources of flavonoid intake in free-living US adults have not yet been reported. We tested
hypotheses that tea is the major dietary source of flavonoids in US adults; tea consumers
differ from those of tea nonconsumers in sociodemographics, health-related behaviors, and
dietary and beverage sources of flavonoid intake. We matched the flavonoid contents of the
USDA Flavonoid Databases with dietary intake data of adults (n= 8809) included in�…