Cocoa & Neurovascular Health

Done by: Dina

Supervised by: Ms. Dara
K.S.A
Crews et al, ajcn, 2008
 •DESIGN:

and 8 ounces (237

receive a 37-g dark mL) of an artificially
Participants (101)
chocolate bar sweetened cocoa
beverage

or similar placebo
each day for 6 wk.
products
Sorond et al, Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2008
 13 people 21 participants
were were
randomized to
assigned to receive either
consume daily FRC or
FRC for two FPC for one
weeks week
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Thank you
References:
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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.
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(4) http://www.acticoa.com/en/healtheffects/protectsthebrain
(5) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dark-Chocolate-Is-Good-for-the-Heart-Says-
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(6) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080923104408.htm