- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: Cocoa products such as dark chocolate and cocoa beverages may have blood pressure (BP)-lowering properties due to their high content of plant-derived flavanols. METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing the antihypertensive effects of flavanol-rich cocoa products. The primary outcome measure was the change in systolic and diastolic BP between intervention and control groups. RESULTS: In total, 10 randomized controlled trials comprising 297 in...
Expand abstract - Journal:
- American journal of hypertension
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 97-103
- Publication date:
- 2010-01-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1941-7225
- ISSN:
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0895-7061
- URN:
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uuid:b3003021-6153-428d-8e50-8065f1aa80ae
- Source identifiers:
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297338
- Local pid:
- pubs:297338
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2010
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Effect of cocoa products on blood pressure: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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