Flavonoid-rich orange juice intake and altered gut microbiome in young adults with depressive symptom: A randomized controlled study

Flavonoids, which are biologically active chemicals found in plants, have been shown to have significant physiological functions that benefit our health, however, flavonoids are not readily absorbed in the intestine and require pre-processing through the intestinal gut microbiota. Flavonoids, in turn, influence the gut microbiome population by providing the microbiome with nutrients from their breakdown, […]

Effects of polyphenols in a Mediterranean diet on symptoms of depression: The aim of this 2019 systematic review by Bayes et al. was to evaluate the effects of polyphenols present in the Mediterranean diet on depressive symptoms. There has been speculation that the diet’s protective role in depression is related to its high polyphenol content. […]