{"id":6237,"date":"2024-04-18T03:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2024-04-18T03:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T03:19:01","slug":"how-do-polyphenols-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/2024\/04\/18\/how-do-polyphenols-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Polyphenols work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/how_do_polyphenols_work\/article.htm\">https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/how_do_polyphenols_work\/article.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lrgArtImgCap\">A polyphenol-rich diet helps keep the heart, nerves, and blood vessels healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Polyphenols are naturally occurring chemical compounds found in many plant-based foods and are good for our bodies. They are powerful antioxidants, meaning they fight potentially damaging chemicals formed inside our cells as a result of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">stress<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/senior_health\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\">aging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A polyphenol-rich\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/diet_plans_and_programs\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\">diet<\/a>\u00a0helps keep the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/heart_how_the_heart_works\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">heart<\/a>, nerves, and blood vessels healthy. It maintains skin texture and elasticity and eye health. Polyphenols can protect your organs from infections and even some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/cancer\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">cancers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These super nutrients are found in various fruits and vegetables. Colorful vegetables such as eggplants, apples, plums, bell peppers, purple grapes, violet carrots,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/green_tea_camellia_sinensis-oral\/article.htm\" rel=\"pharm\">green tea<\/a>, and tomatoes are rich in polyphenols. Unlike\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/vitamins_and_calcium_supplements\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">vitamins<\/a>, they are not sensitive to oxidation (loss of oxygen) or light and even after cooking are kept well inside the food.<\/p>\n<p>To date, over 8,000 polyphenols have been identified in edible plants and largely classified into four categories based on their chemical structure: flavonoids, phenolic acids, lignans, and stilbenes. Flavonoids and phenolic acids make up most of your polyphenols in your\u00a0<a class=\"quizlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/diet_and_nutrition_quiz\/quiz.htm\" rel=\"quiz\">diet<\/a>, whereas stilbenes and lignans are less common (except, resveratrol in red wine). They also differ as per the site of absorption in the\u00a0<a class=\"quizlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/human_body_quiz\/quiz.htm\" rel=\"quiz\">human body<\/a>. Some of the polyphenols are well absorbed in guts.<\/p>\n<p>We need various polyphenols to keep your gut, brain, and heart strong and healthy. They play a role in<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brain function improvement:\u00a0<\/strong>They improve brain functions by boosting brain cell structure and slowing down brain\u00a0<a class=\"slidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/healthy_seniors_pictures_slideshow_exercise_aging\/article.htm\" rel=\"slide\">aging<\/a>\u00a0and memory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintaining good gut bacteria:<\/strong>\u00a0Polyphenol in blueberries may help to grow the number of good bacteria in your gut and improve\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/the_digestion_process_organs_and_functions\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">digestion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintaining a healthy heart:\u00a0<\/strong>Flavonoid-rich foods may improve heart health by reducing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/blood_clots\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">blood clot<\/a>\u00a0formation and inflammation, as well as by\u00a0<a class=\"slidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/lowering_blood_pressure_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" rel=\"slide\">lowering blood pressure<\/a>. Polyphenols such as flavonoids and resveratrol may block and reduce bad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/cholesterol_management\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">cholesterol<\/a>\u00a0and lower the risk of\u00a0<a class=\"slidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/heart_disease_pictures_slideshow_visual_guide\/article.htm\" rel=\"slide\">cardiovascular disease<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blood\u00a0<a class=\"slidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/sugar_addiction_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" rel=\"slide\">sugar<\/a>\u00a0control:<\/strong>\u00a0Dietary flavonoids and phenolic acids may help to reduce blood\u00a0<a class=\"quizlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/sugar_quiz\/quiz.htm\" rel=\"quiz\">sugar<\/a>\u00a0spikes and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/type_2_diabetes\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">type 2 diabetes<\/a>\u00a0risks. Several polyphenols may prevent and manage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/diabetes_mellitus\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">diabetes<\/a>\u00a0by protecting beta cells of the pancreas from glucose toxicity, reducing inflammation, and slowing down starch digestion.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/weight_management\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\">Weight management<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Various polyphenols including those in green tea may make it easier to maintain or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/weight_loss\/article.htm\" rel=\"sub\">lose weight<\/a>, potentially through fat cell reduction, inhibition of fat cell production, reduction of inflammation, and increasing energy expenditure. Some polyphenols may have protein-binding properties, which inhibit starch and encourage fat and protein digestion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inflammation reduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Certain dietary polyphenols may neutralize the effect of free radicals, which are the unstable molecules that cause aging and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stress_symptoms_and_signs\/symptoms.htm\" rel=\"sym\">stress<\/a>\u00a0in your body cells. It is also associated with lowering inflammation by mitigation of cytokines (proteins that regulate inflammation) and reduce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/pain_management\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">pain<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/cancer\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">cancer<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Flavonoids may neutralize free-radicals and reduce\u00a0<a class=\"slidelink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/cancer_101_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" rel=\"slide\">cancer<\/a>\u00a0risk by arresting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/tumor_grade\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\">tumor<\/a>\u00a0growth. It may protect against certain cancers in the colon, prostate, womb, and breast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/how_do_polyphenols_work\/article.htm A polyphenol-rich diet helps keep the heart, nerves, and blood vessels healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6237"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6243,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6237\/revisions\/6243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobelyn.com.ng\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}