Abstract
Clinical trials are needed to confirm the association between polyphenol consumption and lower incidence of chronic diseases observed in epidemiological studies. However, a reliable evaluation of polyphenol intake is complicated. An 8-week randomized controlled trial (78 subjects) was performed using two isoenergetic diets differing only for polyphenol contents. Then, urinary phenolic metabolite profiles were analysed using gas-chromatography with mass detection. Phenolic metabolites detected in 24-h-urine were hydroxylated phenolic acids with C1-C3 side chain in the group consuming polyphenol-rich diet. The intake of polyphenol-rich foods increases the excretion of phenolic metabolites in urine providing a profile, which may serve as compliance biomarker of polyphenol-rich diet
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-238 |
| Journal | Food Research International |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | Part B |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Biomarkers
- dietary polyphenol
- human compliance
- phenolic metabolites