It’s no surprise that fruits and veggies are seriously good for you. Many of their benefits can be attributed to the diverse micronutrients they contain, which go way beyond letter vitamins alone. For instance, plant-based foods are rich in antioxidants—of which there are many—including a specific subset called flavonols.
Per updated findings from a prospective cohort study by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) program, which collected data from nearly 12,000 adults representing the U.S. population, a higher intake of flavonols was associated with:
- A 36 percent decrease in all-cause mortality
- A 55 percent decrease in cancer-specific mortality
- A 33 percent decrease in cardiovascular-specific mortality
Plus, when looking at specific flavonols, some of these measures (as well as those for Alzheimer’s disease…
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