Impact of Cocoa Flavanols on Cardiovascular Health: Additional Consideration of Dose and Food Matrix

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 165-166

  Davison, Kade ^a   Howe, Peter R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; chocolate; flow mediated dilatation

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; POLYPHENOL;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG METABOLISM; FLOW-MEDIATED DILATION TEST; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CACAO; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 84990929277     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5729     Document Type: Letter

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