Medical Synopsis: The cardiometabolic benefits of chocolate - can chocolate be the elusive elixir to optimum health?

Advances in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 80-81

  McEwen, Bradley J ^a  

^a Endeavour College of Natural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOCOLATE; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 85044266623     PISSN: 22129588     EISSN: 22129596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2017.12.008     Document Type: Editorial

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