[HTML][HTML] A new database facilitates characterization of flavonoid intake, sources, and positive associations with diet quality among US adults

RS Sebastian, CW Enns, JD Goldman, CL Martin…�- The Journal of�…, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Epidemiologic studies demonstrate inverse associations between flavonoid
intake and chronic disease risk. However, lack of comprehensive databases of the flavonoid
content of foods has hindered efforts to fully characterize population intakes and determine
associations with diet quality. Objectives: Using a newly released database of flavonoid
values, this study sought to describe intake and sources of total flavonoids and 6 flavonoid
classes and identify associations between flavonoid intake and the Healthy Eating Index�…