Polyphenols and health. Focused and directed studies.

• Cocoa, citrus, green tea, wine.

• Metabolites of cocoa flavanols and cocoa flavonols.

• Resveratrol in c-LDL, urine, plasma and tissues.

• Metabolites of catechins and gallates form green tea.

• Metabolites of flavanones in citrus fruits.

• Metabolites of blueberries in the Central Nervous System.

GROUP PUBLICATIONS:

• Cardona F et al. Benefits of polyphenols on gut microbiota and implications in human health Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 2013;24(8):1415-1422.
• Santos-Buelga C, Andres-Lacueva C. Guest editorial - Polyphenols and health (ICPH2011). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2012;527(2):65-66. PubMed
• Tomás-Barberán FA, Andres-Lacueva C. Polyphenols and Health: Current State and Progress Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012;60(36):8773-8775. PubMed
• Zamora-Ros R et al. Application of Dietary Phenolic Biomarkers in Epidemiology: Past, Present, and Future. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2012 [in press] PubMed
• Visioli F, Alarcón de la Lastra C, Andres-Lacueva C, Aviram M, Calhau C, Cassano A, d'Archivio M, Faria A, Favé G, Fogliano V, Llorach R, Vitaglione P, Zoratti M, Edeas M. Polyphenols and human health: a prospectus.  Critical Reviews on Food Science Nutrition. 2011;51(6):524-546. PubMed