Abstract:
The organism produces free radicals daily. They may result from the action of certain chemical components of our environment (X-rays and UV light) of air pollutants (N, NO2), drugs, smoke, tobacco, alcohol, dietary errors.
Oxidative stress due to free radicals causes tissue damage mainly by oxidation of proteins, DNA or lipids; it is involved in many diseases such as trigger or associated with the development of complications. Antioxidants are compound chemicals that reduce cells’ oxidation. Some are endogenous, while others are obtained from the diet (exogenous). Among them, polyphenols represent a very large proportion of micronutrients provided by our diet. They are becoming increasingly important, particularly caused of their effects of natural antioxidants.
The purpose of the survey is to collect as much information on the consumption of certain foods that contain polyphenols end to know the daily consumption of a sample of 200 subjects taken at random in the Constantine. The questionnaire developed has two main components: a first component summarizes information on the identification of the interviewee, his health, risk factors and sedentary behavior. The second part contains information on foods consumed containing polyphenolic compounds, drawn from the database of the site phenol -explorer (http:// www. Phenol-explorer.eu/contents/total? Food- id = aa1). He also discussed in addition to the quantitative aspect and some processing that may affect the polyphenol composition of foods. From the results obtained, we run down the following key points:
For daily consumption, 76% of subjects surveyed consume vegetables, 48% consume fruits, 39% and 20% drink drinks and herbal teas.
Consumption of vegetables, fruits and beverages depends on the price, while the taste is not the primary factor in daily consumption of herbal teas.
The sick patients consume fewer fresh fruits and vegetables and envelopes, more preserved foods, have more risk factors compared to healthy subjects.
Regarding the consumption of polyphenols majority of respondents (75%) consumption complies with the standard (1g per day) which 2,75% corresponds to sick patients and 92,55% with healthy subjects. Among subjects with the standard lower consumption (25%), 97,43% corresponds to sick patients and 7,45% corresponds to healthy subjects. A weak correlation is found between the consumption of polyphenols and health, A weak correlation is found between the consumption of polyphenols and health.
