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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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Cocoa and chocolate consumption – Are there aphrodisiac and other benefits for human health?
TL;DR: Cocoa and chocolate have been acclaimed for several years for their possible medicinal and health benefits, including antioxidant properties, reduced blood pressure via the induction of nitricoxide (NO)-dependent vasodilation in men, improved endothelial function, increased insulin sensitivity, decreased platelet activation and function, as well as modulated immune function and inflammation as mentioned in this paper.
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Dark chocolate and reduced snack consumption in mildly hypertensive adults: an intervention study
Raika Koli,Klaus Köhler,Elina Tonteri,Juha Peltonen,Heikki O. Tikkanen,Heikki O. Tikkanen,Mikael Fogelholm +6 more
TL;DR: The data collected in this study indicates that inclusion of dark chocolate daily in the diet had no significant effects on blood pressure or other cardiovascular risk factors during a reduced snack period.
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Probiotic Properties of Lactobacillus Plantarum LRCC5193, a Plant-Origin Lactic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Kimchi and Its Use in Chocolates.
TL;DR: The data suggest that chocolate can be used as a tasty delivery vehicle for delivering putative probiotic strain, LP-LRCC5193 to the gastrointestinal tract, and can thus be considered a promising probiotic delivery system.
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Effect of consumption of dark chocolate on oxidative stress in lipoproteins and platelets in women and in men.
Laura Nanetti,Francesca Raffaelli,Andrea L. Tranquilli,Rosamaria Fiorini,Laura Mazzanti,Arianna Vignini +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a short-term intake of dark chocolate might improve the lipoprotein profile in healthy humans, more so in women than in men, and this might exert a protective effect on the cardiovascular system.
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The effects of maternal caffeine and chocolate intake on fetal heart rate
Giorgia Buscicchio,Mariangela Piemontese,Lucia Gentilucci,Filippo Ferretti,Andrea L. Tranquilli +4 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that maternal intake of both caffeine and 70% cocoa have a stimulating action on fetal reactivity, likely due to the pharmacological action of theobromine, a methilxanthine present in coffee and in chocolate.
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