The Bioactives Committee seeks to expand the quality of evidence linking health-promoting dietary components with health outcomes and advance translation into dietary guidance by promoting quality research, supporting evidence-based scientific reviews, and partnering with health authorities as they translate science broadly into recommendations for public health benefit.
What are Bioactives? Bioactives are constituents in foods, other than those to meet basic nutritonal needs, that are responsble for a change in human health.
Why is this important?
Science points to the health benefits of food components beyond traditionally accepted “essential” nutrients, yet there is no framework around which to base dietary guidance. It is critical to understand the level of bioactive intake that produces a health effect. The committee is developing guidelines to promote the appropriate methods and terminology when designing and reporting flavonoid research. Harmonization in the literature is critical to building the evidence body needed to support dietary guidance.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
GSK
Herbalife Nutrition
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Ex-Officio: Florida Department of Citrus
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
John Erdman, PhD, University of Illinois
Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD, Tufts Medical Center
GOVERNMENT LIAISON
Janet Novotny, PhD, US Department of Agriculture
Perspective: Framework For Developing Recommended Intakes Of Bioactive Dietary Substances
Access the bioactives Framework publication and infographic summary here.
This framework is endorsed by ASN.
Projects Supported by the Committee:
Publications
Are Dietary Bioactives Ready for Recommended Intakes?
Advances in Nutrition, 2013
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Higher Dietary Flavonol Intake is Associated with Lower Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
Journal of Nutrition, 2013
This article, published in the Journal of Nutrition (2013;143(9):1474–1480), describes the effect of flavonol intake on type 2 diabetes risk.
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Functional Foods for Health Promotion: State-of-the-Science on Dietary Flavonoids
Nutrition Reviews, 2009
This article, published in Nutrition Reviews (2009;67:736–743), indicates that dietary flavonoids, particularly flavanols, show promising potential for reducing cardiovascular disease risk via reduction of inflammation and improvement in vascular function.
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Flavonoid Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A Prospective Study in Postmenopausal Women
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2007
Flavonoid food composition data were used to evaluate the association between flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease mortality. Results of this study were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007;85:895-909).
Flavonoids and Heart Health: Proceedings of the IAFNS Flavonoids Workshop, May 31–June 1, 2005, Washington, DC
Journal of Nutrition, 2007
This Journal of Nutrition supplement (2007;137(Suppl):718S-737S) describes research on flavonoid intake and the relation between flavonoids and heart health, and provides a summarization and prioritization of the research needed to establish the relations between specific flavonoids and heart health.
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