Despite different geological features the Nordic countries are generally selenium-poor
areas. In each country various factors such as food importation and life-style determine the …

The Se concentration of foods can be increased by supplementing fertilizers with soluble Se
compounds. In Finland the availability of soil Se for plants is poor owing to the relatively low …

Background: Quercetin is a flavonoid with a wide range of biological activities. It mainly
occurs in plants as glycosides, such as rutin (quercetin rutinoside) in tea. Quercetin and rutin …

Background Despite abundant epidemiologic evidence, the role of elevated serum uric acid
level as a cardiovascular risk factor is controversial. We assessed the predictive value of …

The relation of serum total homocysteine and lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a)) with the incidence of
atherosclerotic disease was investigated among 7424 men and women aged 40–64 years …

Berries are a rich source of various polyphenols, including the flavonoid quercetin. In this
article, the results of three intervention studies investigating the bioavailability of quercetin …

A case-control study was conducted to investigate the association between serum selenium
and risk of death from acute coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as risk of fatal and non …

Serum lipoproteins contain phospholipids and modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) may
thus act as a target for antiphospholipid antibodies. Raised concentrations of IgG antibodies …

The flavanones naringenin and hesperetin exhibit estrogenic, anticarcinogenic and
antioxidative properties. Orange juice and grapefruit juice contain high amounts of these …

Background: Berries are a particularly rich source of polyphenols. They also contain other
bioactive substances, such as vitamin C. Previous studies indicated that the consumption of …