#flavanols

Beneficial Cardiovascular Effects of Cocoa Flavanols Are Enhanced by Methylxanthines

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao, Malvaceae)

Flavanols

Methylxanthines

Cardiovascular Function

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao, Malvaceae) flavanols (CFS) have been shown to exhibit beneficial cardiovascular effects. The authors suggest that other compounds in foods that contain flavanols, such as methylxanthines, could also help improve vascular functions. In cocoa, the main methylxanthines are theobromine and…

Sitting for long periods of time temporarily impairs blood vessel function and blood pressure. Sedentary diet strategies may improve or worsen the effects of sitting on vascular health. In a new study, dietary cocoa flavanols taken immediately before two hours of continuous sitting were effective in preventing sitting-induced decline in vascular function in healthy young men. Flavanols were…

Stop pairing bananas with berries, science says so!

Can drinking cocoa protect your heart when you’re stressed?

Increased consumption of flavanols – a group of molecules occurring naturally in fruit and vegetables – could protect people from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease and thrombosis, according to new research. Photo by Fallon Michael on Pexels.com Researchers have discovered that blood vessels were able to function better during mental stress when people…

On February 18, 2007, scientists speaking at a conference on neurobiology disclosed that flavanols, a chemical found in the cocoa beans used to make chocolate, could be good for our memories, and to help me remember that I eat a party size bag of peanut M&Ms every day. The whole bag, no sharing.

Cocoa flavanols may boost memory in older people

Example of the neuropsychological tests used to assess cognitive performance, including (a) Object-Recognition test (Modified Benton recognition task), (b) List-Learning memory test (Modified Rey auditory verbal learning test), and (c) List-Sorting task (List sorting working memory test from the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery). Example stimuli for the ModBent (a) were generated in MATLAB…