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Effects of cocoa powder and dark chocolate on LDL oxidative susceptibility and prostaglandin concentrations in humans
Ying Wan,Joe A. Vinson,Terry D. Etherton,John Proch,Sheryl A. Lazarus,Penny M. Kris-Etherton +5 more
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Cocoa powder and dark chocolate may favorably affect cardiovascular disease risk status by modestly reducing LDL oxidation susceptibility, increasing serum total antioxidant capacity and HDL-cholesterol concentrations, and not adversely affecting prostaglandins.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 2001-11-01. It has received 342 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dark chocolate & Oxygen radical absorbance capacity.read more
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Procyanidins in Theobroma cacao Reduce Plasma Cholesterol Levels in High Cholesterol-Fed Rats.
Naomi Osakabe,Megumi Yamagishi +1 more
TL;DR: One of the mechanisms of CP to lower plasma cholesterol is inhibition of intestinal absorption of cholesterol, as shown in rats fed on a normal diet or high cholesterol diet containing 1% cholesterol.
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Preventive effects of ACTICOA powder, a cocoa polyphenolic extract, on experimentally induced prostate hyperplasia in Wistar-Unilever rats.
TL;DR: It is concluded that AP can prevent TP-induced prostate hyperplasia and therefore may be beneficial in the management of BPH.
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Potential effects of chocolate on human pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.
Gian Carlo Di Renzo,Eleonora Brillo,Maila Romanelli,Giuseppina Porcaro,Federica Capanna,Tomi T. Kanninen,Sandro Gerli,Graziano Clerici +7 more
TL;DR: A modest daily intake of high-cocoa-content chocolate contributes to reduce blood pressure, glycemic and liver pattern during pregnancy without affecting the weight gain.
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The effect of cocoa and polydextrose on bacterial fermentation in gastrointestinal tract simulations.
Harri Mäkivuokko,Hannele Kettunen,Markku Saarinen,Tatsuya Kamiwaki,Yasuhiro Yokoyama,Julian Stowell,Nina Rautonen +6 more
TL;DR: Results indicate beneficial effects on metabolism of colonic microbiota after digestion of cocoa mass, and even more so with polydextrose addition.
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Cocoa flavanols and cardiovascular health
TL;DR: Evidence is discussed for the hypothesis that the consumption of flavanol-rich cocoa can reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease through a multiplicity of mechanisms, including changes in oxidant defense mechanisms, vascular reactivity, cytokine production, and platelet function.
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