Blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy, pregnant women after acute and daily consumption of flavanol-rich chocolate: A pilot, randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mogollon, Jaime Andres ^a   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a   Lemieux, Simone ^b   Bourdages, Mélodie ^b   Blanchet, Claudine ^a   Bazinet, Laurent ^b   Couillard, Charles ^b   Noël, Martin ^a   Dodin, Sylvie ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cacao; Chocolate; Epicatechin; Flavanols; Hypertension; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy induced; Pregnant women; Theobromine

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOL; THEOBROMINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; POLYPHENOL; SUGAR; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CAFFEINE; CANDY; CATECHIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTHELIUM; ENERGY INTAKE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYPHENOLS; PREGNANCY; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875863612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-41     Document Type: Article

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