Chocolate and health: A brief review of the evidence

F Visioli, E Bernardini, A Poli, R Paoletti - Chocolate and health, 2012 - Springer
Interest in the biological activities of cocoa polyphenols is steadily increasing. In fact, the
high polyphenol content of cocoa, coupled with its widespread presence in many food items …

Metabolic and immune risk factors for dementia and their modification by flavonoids: New targets for the prevention of cognitive impairment?

C Saunders, JPE Spencer - Nutrition and Aging, 2012 - content.iospress.com
A number of contributory factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's
disease. One of these factors is chronic inflammation, with the over expression of pro …

Chocolate consumption and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the NHLBI Family Heart Study

OA Tokede, CR Ellison, JS Pankow, KE North, SC Hunt… - e-SPEN Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Previous studies have suggested that cocoa products, which are
rich sources of flavonoids, may lower blood pressure, serum cholesterol, fasting blood …

From Herbs to Medicines: Cocoa–Food and Medicine of the Gods

TJ Gianfagna, R Cooper - Alternative and Complementary …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Cocoa seeds contain the polyphenols—powerful antioxidants that protect cells from free-
radical damage and inflammation. These polyphenols impart the purple color to the raw …

Polynucleotides encoding phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes in coffee

M Lepelley, G Cheminade, JG McCarthy… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
2008-05-29 Assigned to NESTEC SA reassignment NESTEC SA ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: TANKSLEY …

Cocoa, chocolate and hypertension

D Grassi, C Ferri - Chocolate and health, 2012 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality both in developed and developing
countries, killing an estimated 17 million people each year [1, 2]. In particular, hypertension …

The effect of flavanol-rich cocoa on insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese individuals: A meta-analysis

K Lazaro, V Luz, B Sapang - Journal of the …, 2012 - asean-endocrinejournal.org
Objective. This review aims to assess the effects of flavanol-rich cocoa for insulin sensitivity
in overweight and obese individuals. Methodology. A structured search strategy using the …

Nutrition and Blood Pressure

JD Kopple - Nutritional Management of Renal Disease, 2012 - books.google.com
Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases. It is currently estimated that
approximately 50 million people in the United States and about one billion people …

[图书][B] Evaluierung der phenolischen inhaltsstoffe und der antioxidativen aktivität von kakao-und schokoladeprodukten aus österreich

T Molnar - 2012 - publik.tuwien.ac.at
Cocoa and chocolate products are popular consumer goods all over the world. They have
been identified as a rich source of dietary polyphenols which gained much interest recently …

The immunology of autoimmune thyroid disease in pregnancy

F Balucan, TF Davies - Journal of the ASEAN …, 2012 - asean-endocrinejournal.org
In pregnancy, complex physiologic changes in the immune system alters the environment for
the “non-self” fetus allowing it to be tolerated in the maternal womb, while the immune …