… assess the vascular benefits of dark chocolate in healthy and young individuals. Methods.
A randomized and controlled trial was carried out involving 60 healthy volunteers, randomized …

… others ingested a daily dose of 20 g of higher cocoa chocolate (… vascular function by reducing
central brachial artery … of HCC dark chocolate provides cardiovascular benefits in young, …

… , healthy people, and patients and elicited reproducible patterns of … However, the main finding
of this study lies in the … on the cardiovascular effects of commercially available chocolates …

… find a significant effect of dark chocolate on systemic arterial … density, which represents the
central circular area with a 1 mm … healthy diet can be beneficial not only on the cardiovascular …

… risk factor for future cardiovascular disease and mortality [6… chocolate simultaneously reduced
arterial stiffness, central blood pressure (BP), and brachial BP in young healthy individuals …

… intervention study, 30 healthy men ingested a cocoa flavanol … One of the main limitations of
the present study is the … this work to populations at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases (eg, …

… main ingredient in chocolate, contains abundant methylxanthines and polyphenols.
Methylxanthines, including theobromine and caffeine, stimulate the central … adult healthy …

… with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery … did not have any effects on
FMD in healthy people [64]. There … /chocolate ingestion increases brachial artery FMD in young …

… derived flavonoid intake improves biomarkers of cardiovascular health, including blood …
specific impact of well-studied cocoa flavanols on vascular function in different population cohorts…

… the impact of cocoa intake in young healthy adults as a … Therefore, the main objective of
this study was to revise and … as the impact of cocoa intake on cardiovascular and cognitive …