Everything you wanted to know about flavonoids

I really can't pronounce flavonoids, much less speak intelligently about what they do. However. new research has been conducted that adds to the store of knowledge speaking to why fruits and vegetables are good for the body. Here is the link to the ARS database, updated in 2007.

The research was mostly consistent with earlier literature but found considerable variability between samples. The study measured levels of 20 flavonoids in more than 60 fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts collected at two different times of the year from commercial markets in four regions of the U.S.