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Associations between dietary flavonoids and retinal microvasculature in older adults.

Bamini GopinathGerald LiewJoshua R LewisNicola P BondonnoCatherine P BondonnoGeorge BurlutskyJonathan M HodgsonPaul Mitchell
Published in: European journal of nutrition (2019)
This study shows that higher intakes of specific flavonoid subclasses are associated with a favourable retinal microvascular profile. Greater consumption of flavonoid-rich apples/pears and chocolate was also associated with beneficial variations in retinal vascular calibre.
Keyphrases
  • optical coherence tomography
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • optic nerve
  • physical activity