Short-term cocoa bioflavanol supplementation does not improve cold-induced vasodilation in young healthy adults.
- 2023-12-27
- RCT
- European journal of applied physiology 124(5)
- Billie K Alba
- Andrew M Greenfield
- Beau R Yurkevicius
- Myra L Jones
- John W Castellani
- PubMed: 38150009
- DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05380-4
- High evidence
- Adults
Flavanol ingestion had no effect on ... amplitude (Day 1, Flavanol: 4.3 ± 1.7 vs. Placebo: 4.9 ± 2.6 °C; Day 8, Flavanol: 3.9 ± 1.9 vs. Placebo: 3.9 ± 2.0 °C) in the finger pad following acute or 8-day supplementation (P > 0.05).
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 900 mg/day