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Title: | Symposium on plant polyphenols: Nutrition, health and innovations, june 2009 | Authors: | Chang, A.S. Yeong, B.-Y. Koh, W.-P. |
Keywords: | Coffee Flavonoids Polyphenols Soy isoflavones Tea |
Issue Date: | Apr-2010 | Citation: | Chang, A.S.,Yeong, B.-Y.,Koh, W.-P. (2010-04). Symposium on plant polyphenols: Nutrition, health and innovations, june 2009. Nutrition Reviews 68 (4) : 246-252. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00283.x | Abstract: | Reported here is a summary of the proceedings of the Symposium on Plant Polyphenols: Nutrition, Health and Innovations, which was cosponsored by the Southeast Asia Region branch of the International Life Sciences Institute and the Nutrition Society of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 22-23, 2009. The symposium provided a timely update of research regarding the protective effects of polyphenols in chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as the development of innovative polyphenol-containing food products with enhanced nutritive and health properties. Presentations covered polyphenols froma wide range of food sources such as tea, coffee, nuts and seeds, cocoa and chocolate, soy, and Asian fruits, vegetables, and spices. The symposiumwas attended by a large and diverse group of nutritionists, dietitians, researchers and allied health professionals, as well as management, research and development, and marketing personnel from the food and beverage industry. Their enthusiastic participationwas a testament to the increasing awareness and interest in polyphenols in the prevention and control of chronic diseases. Presented here are some of the highlights and important information from the symposium. © 2010 International Life Sciences Institute. | Source Title: | Nutrition Reviews | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/109763 | ISSN: | 00296643 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00283.x |
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