Rationale There has recently been increasing interest in the potential of flavanols, plant-
derived compounds found in foods such as fruit and vegetables, to ameliorate age-related …

Background and Purpose Cerebral ischemia is a common, morbid condition accompanied
by cognitive decline. Recent reports on the vascular health benefits of flavanol-containing …

Foods and beverages rich in flavonoids are being heralded as potential preventive agents
for a range of pathologic conditions, ranging from hypertension to coronary heart disease to …

Cocoa flavanols protect humans against vascular disease, as evidenced by improvements
in peripheral endothelial function, likely through nitric oxide signalling. Emerging evidence …

Cocoa products and chocolate have recently been recognized as a rich source of
flavonoids, mainly flavanols, potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents with …

Flavanols are the main flavonoids found in cocoa and chocolate, and can be especially
abundant in certain cocoas. Research over the past decade has identified flavanols as …

Acute exercise-induced improvements in cognitive function are accompanied by increased
(cerebral) blood flow and increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. Acute …

Background: Recent evidence has indicated that flavanol consumption may have many
health benefits in humans, including improved cognitive activities. Objective: The aim was to …

Flavanol consumption is favorably associated with cognitive function. We tested the
hypothesis that dietary flavanols might improve cognitive function in subjects with mild …

Cocoa flavanols (CF) positively influence physiological processes in ways that suggest their
consumption may improve aspects of cognitive function. This study investigated the acute …