Cocoa & Neurovascular Health

Cocoa & Neurovascular Health

Done by: Dina Supervised by: Ms. Dara K.S.A

Crews et al, ajcn, 2008

•DESIGN:

Participants (101)

receive a 37-g dark chocolate bar

or similar placebo products

and 8 ounces (237 mL) of an artificially sweetened cocoa beverage

each day for 6 wk.

Sorond et al, Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2008

13 people were assigned to consume FRC for two weeks

21 participants were randomized to receive either daily FRC or FPC for one week

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References: (1) http://www.acticoa.com/en/highlight/ (2) W David Crews, Jr, David W Harrison, and James W Wright. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of the effects of dark chocolate and cocoa on variables associated with neuropsychological functioning and cardiovascular health: clinical findings from a sample of healthy, cognitively intact older adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008; 87( 4): 872-880. (3) Farzaneh A Sorond,Lewis A Lipsitz, Norman K Hollenberg, and Naomi DL Fisher. Cerebral blood flow response to flavanol-rich cocoa in healthy elderly humans. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2008;4 (2): 433-440. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2518374 (4) http://www.acticoa.com/en/healtheffects/protectsthebrain (5) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dark-Chocolate-Is-Good-for-the-Heart-SaysStudy-94202.shtml (6) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080923104408.htm