Anti-stress effects of polyphenols: Animal models and human trials

Our understanding of how flavonoid-rich foods help prevent various aspects of unhealthy aging remains limited. This study by Bondonno et al. (2025) investigated how consuming such foods, along with overall flavonoid intake, relates to key indicators of unhealthy aging, including frailty, reduced physical function, and poor mental health. Researchers tracked more than 86,000 participants in […]

Current literature has demonstrated that dietary patterns may be related to the onset and course of mental health disorders such as depression, specifically, diets rich in plants, herbal beverages and nutritional supplements, which contain a high concentration of flavonoids (natural phenolic compounds found in fruits, vegetables, grains, bark, roots, stems, flowers, tea and wine). Ali […]