High-flavanol cocoa can shield your cardiovascular system from the negative effects of stress, even when consuming high-fat ...

"We know that when people are stressed, they tend to gravitate towards high-fat foods," said Dr. Catarina Rendeiro.

The groups were given either a high-flavanol cocoa or a low-flavanol cocoa drink as well, Baynham said. A flavanol, Baynham said, is "a type of compound that occurs in different fruits ...

But the cocoa drink high in flavanols prevented the decline in blood vessel function following stress and fat consumption, the study published in the journal Food And Function found. The experts ...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body’s vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food.

Rendeiro’s team wanted to see if adding a high-flavanol food to the fatty meal would alleviate the effects of stress. Recent ...

In a recent study published in the Food and Function Journal, researchers at Birmingham University examined whether flavanols ...

However, the cocoa drink high in flavanols prevented the decline in blood vessel function following stress and fat consumption, the study published in the journal Food And Function found.

The participants also were randomly assigned to drink cocoa either high or low in flavanols. Advertisement The research team then subjected the participants to a stressful math test, and monitored ...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food. New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink ...

For the new research, a group of young, healthy adults each consumed two croissants with salted butter, 1 ½ slices of cheddar cheese and a high-flavanol or low-flavanol cocoa drink for breakfast.

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body’s vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food. Now, in a new study, the same research team has found ...