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because when you hear about the potential health benefits of either cocoa products or cocoa flavanols or even chocolate or dark chocolate, it’s very difficult to isolate what is responsible for those potential benefits,” Sesso said. “When we consider cocoa products, we want to think back to...
The same 2012 study in “Hypertension” that showed positive effects of chocolate on the brain, also found cocoa flavanols reduced insulin resistance. The Healthiest Way to Enjoy Cocoa As many studies note, the health benefits of cocoa come from consuming dark chocolate with low amounts of ...
any health benefits due to taking these supplements will need confirmation in a future trial,” said Manson. Adds Sesso: “Our message for consumers is to eat a healthy, balanced diet, rich in natural food sources of flavanols, and to stay tuned as we further evaluate other important...
Stories on theHealth Benefitsof consuming Cocoa Products have increasingly made the news, following the discovery that they are a rich source of catechins, which are polyphenols of the flavanol group, and which are believed to protect against heart disease, cancer, and various other medical conditio...
3. Improves heart health Besides decreasing blood pressure, cocoa appears to have other qualities that may help lessen your heart attack or stroke risk. For example, flavanols in cocoa increase the amount of nitric oxide in your blood. As a result, it relaxes and dilates your arteries and ...
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“This study is important and thought-provoking,” he noted. “We now have sizeable evidence that cocoa flavanols have a positive effect on the health of the arteries. This is the foundation we need for doing a much larger prospective study that looks at the effect of cocoa flavanols not ...
The COSMOS trial is the longest-running and largest clinical dietary intervention around cocoa flavanols and their health effects. Learn more about the study and outcomes today.
In this first-of-its-kind study, the researchers found both short and long-term benefits of cocoa flavanols for brain blood flow, offering future potential for the one in seven older Americans currently living with dementia. When the flow of blood to the brain slows over time, the result ...