According to Business Insights, the market potential for flavonoids in the dietetic and nutritional supplement market is in excess of $862m for 2007, with annual increases of 12 per cent.

Flavonoids positively impacted breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)—an ABC transporter compound known to cause drug resistance in numerous diseases, including cancer and leukemia—according to a study from Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy and the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.
Researchers studied the effects of flavonoids on human leukemia K562 cells transduced with BCRP or fellow ABC transporter […]

Foods rich in flavonoids — from apples and pears to dark chocolate and red wine — may help shield postmenopausal women from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke, a new study shows.
Flavonoids are antioxidant compounds, found in many plant-based foods, and have been hypothesized to protect the heart by reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein […]

Dark chocolate may also boost the function of vital endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels, a new U.S. study suggests.
Cocoa is rich in a group of antioxidant compounds called flavonoids, which are also found in fruits and vegetables, wine and green tea. Research suggests that consumption of foods rich in flavonoids may […]

Antioxidants protect our cells from damage caused by molecules called oxygen-free radicals. These oxygen-free radicals induce aging and are one of the major causes of disease. Because of their function in cell protection, the benefits of antioxidants are far-reaching and not contained to a single aspect of our health.
Types of antioxidants
The most common types of […]

An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist is trying to bring out the best in onions—their copious heart-healthy compounds, good-for-the-body antioxidants and soluble fiber—while still retaining what consumers love most about the veggie: its sweet, mildly sharp taste.
The scientist, Michael Havey of the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit at Madison, Wis., considers onions to be […]

Apples may prove to be a winner when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease, says a new study of more than 34,000 women. In this study, flavonoid-rich apples were found to be one of three foods (along with red wine and pears) that decrease the risk of mortality for both coronary heart […]

Flavonoids are one of the many classes of natural chemicals found in a variety of foods. People with the highest flavonoid blood levels have the lowest rates of coronary heart disease. This is considered one of the reasons why high fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with lower rates of heart disease, although it is […]

Flavonoids found in fruits and vegetables have little nutritional importance, but they do protect against heart disease and cancer, says a U.S. study.
An analysis by scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University in Corvallis say flavonoids had been thought to be nutritionally important for their antioxidant activity, but they actually have little […]

According to the web site PDRHealth.com, grape seeds actually offer a wide variety of benefits in addition to anti-cancer properties.
The potent ingredient that can be extracted from the seeds is a type of mixed flavonoid called proanthocyanidins, which have been shown to have powerful antioxidant properties.
In addition, lab tests reveal the possibility of grape seeds […]