Cocoa and chocolate consumption - Are there aphrodisiac and other benefits for human health?

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 107-113

  Eo, Afoakwa ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Cardioprotection; Chocolate; Cocoa; Flavanols; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PROCYANIDIN; SEROTONIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CACAO; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 54949108985     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734163     Document Type: Review

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