Flavonoid-Rich Cocoa consumption affects multiple cardiovascular risk factors in a meta-analysis of short-term studies

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1982-1988

  Shrime, Mark G ^a,b   Bauer, Scott R ^a,f   McDonald, Anna C ^a,c   Chowdhury, Nubaha H ^a,d   Coltart, Cordelia E M ^a,e   Ding, Eric L ^a,f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Harvard Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; ISOPROSTANE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 81055124072     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.145482     Document Type: Article

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