Background Natural polyphenols provide numerous human-health promoting benefits,
including gut microbiota regulation, microbial composition changes, and improvement of …

Type 2 diabetes is an increasing health concern worldwide. Both genetic and environmental
risk factors as improper dietary habits or physical inactivity are known to be crucial in the …

High consumption of delicious foods, such as chocolates, is considered excellent snacks,
capable of converting from health‐threatening to great functional foods. The fortification of …

The consumption of food for pleasure is mainly associated with adverse health effects. This
review was carried out to verify recent reports on the impact of chocolate and wine …

Obesity is considered an increasingly widespread disease in the world population,
regardless of age and gender. Genetic but also lifestyle-dependent causes have been …

Nutrition plays a significant role in the prevention and treatment of common diseases. Some
superb dietary choices such as functional foods and nutriments can surely help fight against …

Cognitive decline is a common problem in older individuals, often exacerbated by
neurocognitive conditions, such as vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease, which …

Diet containing Mexican ancestral foods such as cocoa, nopal, avocado, and common bean
have been individually reported to have beneficial effects on obesity and comorbidities …

Cocoa consumption as a diet has been shown to improve cardiometabolic biomarkers for
T2D, but results were inconsistent. A comprehensive search from PubMed, Web of Science …

Studies indicated that cocoa-based products effectively mitigate the risks associated with
metabolic syndrome (MetS), however, the effect varies based on cocoa types, dosages, and …