Effects of sugar-sweetened and sugar-free cocoa on endothelial function in overweight adults

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-88

  Njike, Valentine Yanchou ^a   Faridi, Zubaida ^a   Shuval, Kerem ^a   Dutta, Suparna ^a   Kay, Colin D ^b   West, Sheila G ^c   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^c   Katz, David L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk; Cocoa; Endothelial function

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SUGAR FREE COCOA; SUGAR SWEETENED COCOA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PLACEBOS; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 79955940848     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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