Vitamin C & bioflavonoids--Nutritional partners that work well together to develop a healthier you

From: Better Nutrition | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The Nobel laureate researcher, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Ph.D., discovered both vitamin C and bioflavonoids early in this century. At the time, Szent-Gyorgyi believed that both were vitamins, which is why bioflavonoids were initially referred to as vitamin P. Today, however, the bioflavonoids are considered "vitamin-like" substances.

There are more than 4,000 different bioflavonoids. Some of the more wellresearched ones include quercetin, anthocyanidins (in bilberries and blueberries), naringenin (in grapefruit), epigallocatechin gallate (in green tea), isoflavones (in soy), and oligomeric ...

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