Table 1.

Effects of flavonoids rich-foods against lifespan-shortening diseases

Type of flavonoids rich-food	Biological and pharmacological effects	References
Pomegranate	Anticancer	[44]
Fruits/vegetables	Anti-hypertension, reduced risk of diabetes, anti-hypercholesterolemia, anti-obesity, ↓ cardiovascular diseases, ↓ breast cancer, ↓ coronary heart diseases	[27, 28, 62, 93, 94, 95, 97]
Whole grains	Reduced risk of diabetes, anticancer	[63, 82]
Coffee	Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes	[64]
Berries	↓Prostate cancer, reduced risk of type 2 diabetes	[20, 63]
Green tea	Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, ↓ blood glucose, anticancer	[65, 68, 79]
Apple	Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, ↓ breast cancer, ↓ cardiovascular diseases	[20, 36]
Black tea	↓Blood glucose, ↓ total and LDL cholesterol, ↓ myocardial infarction, reduced risk of coronary heart disease	[69, 89, 121]
Onion	Antihyperglycemic effects, ↓ breast cancer	[20, 70]
Garlic	Anti-platelet aggregation, modification of LDL, antihyperglycemic effects, anticancer	[70, 82]
Cruciferous vegetables	Anticancer	[73]
Cabbage	Anticancer, ↓ vascular diseases	[20, 76]
Broccoli	Anticancer, ↓ prostate cancer	[76]
Cauliflower	Anticancer, ↓ prostate cancer	[76]
Brussels sprouts	Anticancer	[76]
Soy	Reduced risk of breast and prostate cancer	[77]
Citrus fruits	Antiproliferative, ↓ vascular diseases	[20]
Tomato	↓ Prostate cancer	[78]
Turmeric	Anti-hepatocarcinogenesis, anticancer	[80, 81]
Ginger	Inhibit platelet aggregation, anticancer, anti-thrombotic	[82, 122]
Carrots	Anticancer	[82]

↓: decreased; LDL: low-density lipoprotein