title: Consumption of polyphenol plants may slow aging and associated diseases.
abstract: Slowing aging is a widely shared goal. Plant-derived polyphenols, which are found in commonly consumed food plants such as tea, cocoa, blueberry and grape, have been proposed to have many health benefits, including slowing aging. In-vivo studies have demonstrated the lifespan-extending ability of six polyphenol-containing plants. These include five widely consumed foods (tea, blueberry, cocoa, apple, pomegranate) and a flower commonly used as a folk medicine (betony). These and multiple other plant polyphenols have been shown to have beneficial effects on aging-associated changes across a variety of organisms from worm and fly to rodent and human.
authors: Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Mailstop 2025, Kansas City, KS, 66207, USA. daires@kumc.edu.
authors: Utku
authors: U
authors: Uysal
authors: Sila
authors: S
authors: Seremet
authors: Jeffrey W
authors: JW
authors: Lamping
authors: Jerome M
authors: JM
authors: Adams
authors: Deede Y
authors: DY
authors: Liu
authors: Russell H
authors: RH
authors: Swerdlow
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Aires
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000737:chemistry*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D059808:Polyphenols