Cocoa Powder

by Joseph Hutt

 

Cocoa is a source of flavanols, and these phenolic compounds exert beneficial effects on health and aging, and reduce the risk of suffering chronic diseases (cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders, cancer). [1]

Studies suggest cocoa flavonoids:

  • Exert beneficial vascular effects and reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. [2]
  • May improve the function of a specific part of the brain called the dentate gyrus, which is associated with age-related memory [3]

Sources:
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33722594/ 

[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25380152/

[3] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150415203340.htm

 

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