title: Is this the end of (-)-epicatechin, or not? New study highlights the complex challenges associated with research into the cardiovascular health benefits of bioactive food constituents.
authors.affiliation: From Mars Inc., McLean, VA (HS); Department of Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA (CLK); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); and Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Emeritus (JRL, e-mail: jlupton@tamu.edu).
authors.forename: Hagen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schroeter
authors.affiliation: From Mars Inc., McLean, VA (HS); Department of Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA (CLK); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); and Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Emeritus (JRL, e-mail: jlupton@tamu.edu).
authors.forename: Carl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.affiliation: From Mars Inc., McLean, VA (HS); Department of Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA (CLK); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); and Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Emeritus (JRL, e-mail: jlupton@tamu.edu).
authors.forename: Howard D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Sesso
authors.affiliation: From Mars Inc., McLean, VA (HS); Department of Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA (CLK); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); and Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Emeritus (JRL, e-mail: jlupton@tamu.edu).
authors.forename: JoAnn E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Manson
authors.affiliation: From Mars Inc., McLean, VA (HS); Department of Nutrition and Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA (CLK); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA (HDS and JEM); and Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Emeritus (JRL, e-mail: jlupton@tamu.edu).
authors.forename: Joanne R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lupton
mesh_terms: D002392:Catechin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011794:Quercetin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D002392:Catechin; D011794:Quercetin