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

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

beverage

or similar placebo products

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-Says-

Study-94202.shtml

(6) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080923104408.htm