Estimated dietary intake and major food sources of polyphenols in the Polish arm of the HAPIEE study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to estimate the intake of known individual polyphenols and their major dietary sources in the Polish arm of the HAPIEE (Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe) study.

Methods

A total of 10,477 random sample (45-69 y) of urban population of Krakow, Poland, completed a validated 148-item food frequency questionnaire. Polyphenol intake was calculated by matching food consumption data with the recently developed Phenol-Explorer database.

Results

The mean intake of polyphenols was 1756.5 ± 695.8 mg/d (median = 1662.5 mg/d). The main polyphenol groups were flavonoids (897 mg/d) and phenolic acids (800 mg/d). A total of 347 polyphenols from 19 polyphenol subclasses were found. The individual compounds with the highest i

SUBMITTER: Grosso G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4192147 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature