Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 611-614

  Grassi, Davide ^a   Lippi, Cristina ^a   Necozione, Stefano ^a   Desideri, Giovambattista ^a   Ferri, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cocoa; Dark chocolate; Insulin; Insulin resistance

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; SUGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CANDY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHENOLS;

EID: 15744388677     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.3.611     Document Type: Article

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