Cocoa and Improved Peak Oxygen Consumption

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 Peak Oxygen Consumption

High evidence
Rigorous Journal
Mixed

After 30 days of CF intake peakVO2 increased by 190 ml min-1 (95% CI 1-371 ml min-1) and peakVO2 per kg by 2.5 ml (min kg)-1 (95% CI 0.30-4.2 ml (min kg)-1).

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Moderate
Significant: Yes
Dose: 500 mg twice daily