Chocolate,“food of the gods”: History, science, and human health

MT Montagna, G Diella, F Triggiano… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chocolate is well known for its fine flavor, and its history began in ancient times, when the
Maya considered chocolate (a cocoa drink prepared with hot water) the “Food of the Gods” …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of cocoa flavanols on human health

MÁ Martin, S Ramos - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cocoa is a source of flavanols, and these phenolic compounds exert beneficial effects on
health and aging, and reduce the risk of suffering chronic diseases (cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of dietary polyphenols from whole foods and purified food polyphenol extracts in optimizing cardiometabolic health: A meta-analysis of randomized …

T Kiyimba, P Yiga, M Bamuwamye, P Ogwok… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The evidence from clinical trials concerning the efficacy of dietary polyphenols on
cardiometabolic health is divergent. Therefore, this review aimed to determine the pooled …

[HTML][HTML] Dark chocolate: An overview of its biological activity, processing, and fortification approaches

S Samanta, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dark chocolate gets popularity for several decades due to its enormous health benefits. It
contains several health-promoting factors (bioactive components-polyphenols, flavonoids …

The health effects of chocolate and cocoa: A systematic review

TYC Tan, XY Lim, JHH Yeo, SWH Lee, NM Lai - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chocolate has a history of human consumption tracing back to 400 AD and is rich in
polyphenols such as catechins, anthocyanidins, and pro anthocyanidins. As chocolate and …

Underlying evidence for the health benefits of fermented foods in humans

F Rul, C Béra-Maillet, MC Champomier-Vergès… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fermented foods (FFs) have been a part of our diets for millennia and comprise highly
diverse products obtained from plants and animals all over the world. Historically …

A critical review on the role of food and nutrition in the energy balance

S Bo, M Fadda, D Fedele, M Pellegrini, E Ghigo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mass media has increasingly frequently suggested to the general population that
specific foods or nutritional schemes are able to affect both human metabolism and energy …

Effects of interval jump rope exercise combined with dark chocolate supplementation on inflammatory adipokine, cytokine concentrations, and body composition in …

M Eskandari, B Hooshmand Moghadam, R Bagheri… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
We examined the effects of six weeks of dark chocolate supplementation combined with
interval jump rope exercise (JRE) on inflammatory cytokines, adipokines, and body …

To eat or not to eat: a review of the relationship between chocolate and migraines

M Nowaczewska, M Wiciński, W Kaźmierczak… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a chronic disorder with episodic attacks, and patients with a migraine often report
that certain factors can trigger their headache, with chocolate being the most popular type of …

Can Chocolate Be Classified as an Ultra-Processed Food? A Short Review on Processing and Health Aspects to Help Answer This Question

C Ditchfield, MM Kushida, MR Mazalli, PJA Sobral - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chocolate is a confectionery product whose consumption has increased, particularly dark
chocolate. Chocolate is produced with varying amounts of cocoa liquor (CL), cocoa butter …