Pomegranate juice (PJ; also known as pomegreat pure juice) provides a rich and varied
source of polyphenolic compounds that may offer cardioprotective, anti-atherogenic and …

The association between excess cortisol and various parameters of metabolic syndrome
including hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia is increasingly recognised. The …

Methods. Subjects. A total of 1018 men and women aged 20 to 85 years from San Diego,
California, without known cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or extremes of lowdensity …

Results: Cocoa beverages produced no significant changes in glucose, insulin, total area
under the concentration–time curve (AUC) for glucose or total insulin AUC. As the dose of …

With the diabetes epidemic reaching menacing proportions worldwide, there is an urgent
need for the development of cost‐efficient prevention strategies to be effective at the …

Epidemiological studies indicate an inverse relationship between flavanol intake and the
risk of cardiovascular disease. Potential mechanisms include their effects on endothelial …

Hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance are associated with the increased risk of the
metabolic syndrome and other severe health problems. The insulin-sensitive GLUT4 …

Background: In cirrhosis, hepatic endothelial dysfunction as a result of oxidative stress
contributes to the postprandial increase in hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) …

Background. Hypertension and excess body weight are important risk factors for endothelial
dysfunction. Recent evidence suggests that high‐polyphenol dark chocolate improves …

This review analyses the potential beneficial effects of procyanidins, the main class of
flavonoids, in situations in which glucose homeostasis is disrupted. Because the disruption …