TY  - JOUR
N2  - Honey is a natural substance appreciated for its therapeutic abilities since ancient times. Its content in flavonoids and phenolic acids plays a key role on human health, thanks to the high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that they exert. Honey possesses antimicrobial capacity and anticancer activity against different types of tumors, acting on different molecular pathways that are involved on cellular proliferation. In addition, an antidiabetic activity has also been highlighted, with the reduction of glucose, fructosamine, and glycosylated hemoglobin serum concentration. Honey exerts also a protective effect in the cardiovascular system, where it mainly prevents the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins, in the nervous system, in the respiratory system against asthma and bacterial infections, and in the gastrointestinal system. A beneficial effect of honey can also be demonstrated in athletes. The purpose of this review is to summarize and update the current information regarding the role of honey in health and diseases.
JF  - Molecules
Y1  - 2018/00/00/
IS  - 9
VL  - 23
UR  - http://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23092322
SN  - 1420-3049
ID  - uneatlantico86
TI  - Phenolic Compounds in Honey and Their Associated Health Benefits: A Review
AV  - public
A1  - Cianciosi, Danila
A1  - Forbes-Hernández, Tamara Y.
A1  - Afrin, Sadia
A1  - Gasparrini, Massimiliano
A1  - Reboredo-Rodriguez, Patricia
A1  - Manna, Piera
A1  - Zhang, Jiaojiao
A1  - Bravo Lamas, Leire
A1  - Martínez Flórez, Susana
A1  - Agudo Toyos, Pablo
A1  - Quiles, José
A1  - Giampieri, Francesca
A1  - Battino, Maurizio
KW  - Honey; Antioxidants; Polyphenols; Antimicrobial activities; Cancer; Diabetes; Disease prevention.
ER  -