# Meta-analysis finds flavonoid-rich foods improve vascular measures in healthy adults

PubMed listing for the systematic review was logged 5 October 2026.

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A meta-analysis examining flavonoid-rich foods and vascular function in healthy adults is listed on PubMed. The entry was logged 5 October 2026 [^1].

The work appears in Food & function. It is a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, with a stated total sample of 561 participants.

Authors reported a statistically significant improvement in flow-mediated dilation for the flavonoid intake group compared to control. The reported mean difference was 1.58%, with 95% confidence interval 0.90 to 2.27% and P < 0.0001.

Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity also showed a statistically significant improvement in the intervention group. Reported mean difference was -0.28 m s⁻¹, with 95% confidence interval -0.52 to -0.04 m s⁻¹. The analysis returned an I² value of 75.7%.

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1. "Flavonoid-rich foods and vascular functions in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." published in Food & function as a meta-analysis (PubMed 42720125, doi 10.1039/d6fo03299k). Sample: 561 as stated in the abstract. Results as the authors report them: The flavonoid-rich food intake group exhibited a statistically significant improvement in flow-mediated dilation compared to the control group [MD = 1.58%; 95% CI: 0.90 to 2.27%; <i>P</i> < 0.0001,  (PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov, New studies, claim on record)

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