Scientific References: Nutrition and Your Health
Scientific References -
Nutrition, Antioxidants and Health

Cacao usage by the earliest Maya civilization.
W.J. Hurst, S.M. Tarka, T.G. Powis, F. Valdez, T.R. Hester.
Nature, 2002; 418, 289-290.
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Chemopreventive effects of cocoa polyphenols on chronic diseases.
J.H. Weisburger. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2001; 226, 891- 897.
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Cocoa antioxidants and cardiovascular health.
C.L. Keen, R.R. Holt, P.I. Oteiza, C.G. Fraga, H.H. Schmitz.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005; 81, 298S-303S.
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Dietary proanthocyanidins: Occurrence, dietary intake, bioavailability, and protection against cardiovascular disease.
S.E. Rasmussen, H. Frederiksen, K.S. Krogholm, L. Poulsen.
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2005; 49, 159-174.
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Factors associated with cardiac mortality in developed countries with particular reference to the consumption of wine.
A.S. St-Leger, A.L. Cochrane, F. Moore
Lancet, 1979; 1, 1017-1020.
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Food of the gods: cure for humanity? A cultural history of the medicinal and ritual use of chocolate.
T.L. Dillinger, P. Barriga, S. Escarcega, M. Jimenez, D.S. Lowe, L.E. Grivetti.
Journal of Nutrition, 2000; 130, 2057S-2072S.
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Meta-analysis of wine and beer consumption in relation to vascular risk
Di Castelnuovo, S. Rotondo, L. Iacoviello, M.B. Donati, G. de Gateno.
Circulation, 2002; 105, 2836-2844
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Meta-analysis: High-dosage vitamin E supplementation may increase all-cause mortality.
E.R. Miller, R. Pastor-Barriuso, D. Dalal, R.A Riemersma, L.J. Appel, E. Guallar. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005; 142: 37-46.
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Pharmacological properties of citrus and their ancient and medieval uses in the Mediterranean region.
B.A. Arias, L. Ramon-Loco. J. Ethnopharmacol, 2005; 97, 89-95.
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Sirtuin activators mimic caloric restriction and delay ageing in metazoans. J.G. Wood, B. Rogina, S. Lavu, K. Howitz, S.L. Helfand, M. Tatar, D. Sinclair.
Nature 2004; 430, 686-689.
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The health benefits of wine.
J.B. German, R.L. Walzem.
Annual Review of Nutrition, 2000; 20, 561-593.
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Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease.
S. Renaud, M. de Lorgeril. Lancet, 1992; 339, 1523-1526.
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