Dietary components and human platelet activity
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Platelets
- Vol. 13 (2) , 67-75
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09537100120111540
Abstract
Platelet hyperactivity is one of the most important factors responsible for the incidence of cardiovascular disease. There are many nutritive and non-nutritive compounds present in the diet which may affect platelet function in various ways. Recent discovery of anti-platelet factors in plants, vegetables and fruits provides a new dietary means for a long-term strategy to favorably modify human blood platelet activity. This review summarises the effects of these dietary components on human platelet function both in vitro and in vivo.Keywords
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