Study Dark chocolate consumption improves leukocyte adhesion factors and vascular function

[Genetic Freak]

Dark chocolate consumption improves leukocyte adhesion factors and vascular function in overweight men
Diederik Esser,*,? Monica Mars,*,? Els Oosterink,*,? Angelique Stalmach,?
Michael M?ller,*,? and Lydia A. Afman*,?,1

ABSTRACT: Flavanol-enriched chocolate consumption increases endothelium-dependent vasodilation.
Most research so far has focused on flow-mediated dilation (FMD) only; the effects on other factors relevant to endothelial health, such as inflammation and leukocyte adhesion, have hardly been addressed. We investigated whether consumption of regular dark chocolate also affects other markers of endothelial health, and whether chocolate enrichment with flavanols has additional benefits.

This study provides new insights on how chocolate affects endothelial health by demonstrating that chocolate consumption, besides improving vascular function, also lowers the adherence capacity of leukocytes in the circulation. ?Esser, D., Mars, M., Oosterink, E., Stalmach, A., M?ller, M., Afman, L.A.

Dark chocolate consumption improves leukocyte adhesion factors and vascular function in overweight men. FASEB J. 28, 1464?1473 (2014). www.fasebj.org

https://sci-hub.tw/10.1096/fj.13-239384

 

[CFC]

Nice. The easiest way to get the chocolate in is to buy organic RAW powdered cacao in bulk (1-5kg) and have it in a drink. Raw cacao contains more of the good stuff than the processed/alkalinised/roasted stuff you get in chocolate bars.

 

[Genetic Freak]

Nice. The easiest way to get the chocolate in is to buy organic RAW powdered cacao in bulk (1-5kg) and have it in a drink. Raw cacao contains more of the good stuff than the processed/alkalinised/roasted stuff you get in chocolate bars.

Oh, I have that and put it on fruit and nut dessert.. or coffee.. (without milk as it limits polyphenol bioavailability)..