Daily chocolate consumption is inversely associated with insulin resistance and liver enzymes in the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1661-1668

  Alkerwi, Ala'A ^a   Sauvageot, Nicolas ^a   Crichton, Georgina E ^a,b   Elias, Merrill F ^c,d   Stranges, Saverio ^a,e  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c University of Maine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance: Liver enzymes: Chocolate consumption

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CACAO; COFFEE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE; LUXEMBOURG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX; SOCIAL STATUS; TEA; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOCOLATE; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIVER; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT SEED; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOCOLATE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; LUXEMBOURG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEEDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961226925     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114516000702     Document Type: Article

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