Authors' Reply: Relationship between chocolate consumption and overall and cause-specific mortality, systematic review and updated meta-analysis

B Zhao, D Albanes, J Huang - European Journal of Epidemiology, 2022 - Springer
Deaths, n 1,280 313 361 304 336 Model 3 1.00 0.89 (0.79, 1.01) 0.98 (0.87, 1.11) 0.89
(0.78, 1.01) 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) 0.18 Model 3+ coffee, tea 1.00 0.89 (0.79, 1.01) 0.98 (0.87 …

Relationship between chocolate consumption and overall and cause-specific mortality, systematic review and updated meta-analysis

B Zhao, L Gan, K Yu, S Männistö, J Huang… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Chocolate is a rich dietary source of various bioactive flavonoid compounds. Despite being
one of the most popular foods worldwide, the association between chocolate consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Chocolate consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a US population: a post hoc analysis of the PLCO cancer screening trial

GC Zhong, TY Hu, PF Yang, Y Peng, JJ Wu… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Few studies with mixed results have examined the association between chocolate
consumption and mortality. We aimed to examine this association in a US population. A …

Chocolate consumption in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality in women: the women's health initiative

Y Sun, B Liu, LG Snetselaar, RB Wallace… - Journal of the Academy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Chocolate contains both potentially harmful components (ie, stearic acid and
added sugar) and beneficial components (ie, phenolics and flavonoids). Despite its …

Chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

Y Ren, Y Liu, XZ Sun, BY Wang, Y Zhao, DC Liu… - Heart, 2019 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Studies investigating the impact of chocolate consumption on cardiovascular
disease (CVD) have reached inconsistent conclusions. As such, a quantitative assessment …

Re: Zhao et al. Relationship between chocolate consumption and overall and cause-specific mortality, systematic review and updated meta-analysis

Y Lu, YC Zhao, X Li, Y Liu, E Giovannucci - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Y. Lu et al. this effect was miniscule for milk chocolates, likely because milk proteins (eg, β-
lactoglobulin) may bind cocoa polyphenols and alkalization processing to reduce bitterness …

Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women

CS Kwok, SM Boekholdt, MAH Lentjes, YK Loke… - Heart, 2015 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To examine the association between chocolate intake and the risk of future
cardiovascular events. Methods We conducted a prospective study using data from the …

Chocolate and risk of chronic disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

J Morze, C Schwedhelm, A Bencic, G Hoffmann… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Evidence for the association between chocolate intake and risk of chronic diseases
is inconclusive. Therefore, we aimed to synthesize and evaluate the credibility of evidence …

[PDF][PDF] Chocolate consumption and cardiometabolic disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Buitrago-Lopez, J Sanderson, L Johnson… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the association of chocolate consumption with the risk of developing
cardiometabolic disorders. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised …

Chocolate and prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

EL Ding, SM Hutfless, X Ding, S Girotra - Nutrition & metabolism, 2006 - Springer
Background Consumption of chocolate has been often hypothesized to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to chocolate's high levels of stearic acid and antioxidant …