NUTRIENTS called flavonoids may occasionally trigger a deadly form of infant
leukaemia which starts before birth, a new report suggests.
This doesn’t meant expectant mothers should avoid food containing flavonoids,
however. “In whole foods, these chemicals are nutritionally very important,”
says study leader Janet Rowley of the University of Chicago in Illinois. “But
taking too many supplements, and getting too much, might have untoward
effects.”
Flavonoids are found in, among other things, beer, coffee, chocolate, herbs,
wine, soya, and certain medicines, and there is overwhelming evidence that they
can protect us against disease. Populations whose diets include high levels of…
