Chocolate intake reduces risk of cardiovascular disease: Evidence from 10 observational studies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 5448-5450

  Zhang, Zhizhong ^a   Xu, Gelin ^a   Liu, Xinfeng ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chocolate; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOCOLATE; META-ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887134116     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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