Flavanols, the Kuna, cocoa consumption, and nitric oxide

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Hollenberg, Norman K ^a   Fisher, Naomi D L ^a   McCullough, Marjorie L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular health; chocolate; diabetes mellitus; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOID; NITRIC OXIDE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGEVITY; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PANAMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 62549099011     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.11.001     Document Type: Review

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