Effects of cocoa products/dark chocolate on serum lipids: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 879-886

  Tokede, O A ^a   Gaziano, J M ^a,b,c   Djousse L ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular health; cholesterol; cocoa; dark chocolate

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIGLYCERIDES;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 80051475339     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.64     Document Type: Review

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