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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Cocoa and Improved Flow-Mediated Vasodilation

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 1,000 (median 1,000, IQR 1,000–1,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4.3 weeks · IQR 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks · Range 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Cocoa flavanols improve peakVO2 and exercise capacity in a randomized double blinded clinical trial in healthy elderly people.
- 2023
- RCT
- Food & function 14(16)
- - Michael Gröne
  - Dragos Andrei Duse
  - Nicolas Kramser
  - Niklas Ophoff
  - Hendrik Schweers
  - Fabian Voß
  - Christine Quast
  - Roberto Sansone
  - Christian Heiss
  - Christian Jung
  - Malte Kelm
  - Ralf Erkens
- PubMed: 37526943
- DOI: 10.1039/d3fo01737k
7 Insights on
- Improved Flow-Mediated Vasodilation
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Mixed
Flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) increased by an absolute 1.3% (95% CI 0.76-1.79%) in the CF group.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
500 mg twice daily