{"id":148961,"date":"2025-06-09T18:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/?p=148961"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:44:40","slug":"antioxidants-in-these-foods-promote-longevity-and-lower-disease-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/antioxidants-in-these-foods-promote-longevity-and-lower-disease-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Antioxidants in these foods promote longevity and lower disease risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n \n \n \n <\/source><\/picture>\n <\/a>\n Certain \u00a0foods\u00a0, particularly fruits and vegetables, contain high amounts of \u00a0antioxidants\u00a0, substances that continue to prove their numerous health benefits.\n <\/p>\n\n

The \u00a0diet\u00a0 is our primary medicine. Eating a \u00a0healthy\u00a0 and varied diet plays a crucial role in maintaining good health. Some foods are particularly regarded as \u00a0superfoods\u00a0 due to their wealth of benefits. Foods rich in \u00a0flavonoids\u00a0, compounds known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, have been part of this category for a long time.<\/p>\n\n

Numerous studies have demonstrated that a \u00a0high consumption\u00a0 of flavonoid-rich foods reduces the risk of \u00a0mortality\u00a0, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, diabetes, and even certain \u00a0cancers\u00a0. Until recently, these studies focused primarily on the quantity of flavonoids consumed.<\/p>\n\n

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However, a new \u00a0research study\u00a0, led by an international team of scientists and published in the journal Nature Food<\/a><\/em> in June 2025, has shown for the first time that the \u00a0diversity\u00a0 of flavonoid-rich foods is just as important as the quantity consumed. To reach this conclusion, researchers tracked over 120,000 individuals aged 40 to 70 for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n

Dr. Benjamin Parmenter, the lead author of the study, explained, \u201cThose who consumed the greatest diversity of flavonoids had an even lower risk of acquiring these diseases, even if they consumed the same total amount.\u201d Participants in the study who consumed the most flavonoid-rich foods demonstrated a \u00a0significantly lower risk\u00a0\u2014up to 20%\u2014of mortality and incidence of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, cancer, respiratory diseases, and neurodegenerative disorders, according to the study\u2019s authors.<\/p>\n\n

Flavonoids are found in a wide range of foods, including:<\/p>\n\n