Jonathan Wilhoite Blog: Cocoa Extract Boosts Health And Can Promote Better Heart Health

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Cocoa Extract Boosts Health And Can Promote Better Heart Health

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Cocoa extract boosts health ideally according to experts, except that many chocolate brands in the market contain much amounts of sugar and other additional ingredients that may not bode well for good health.

Cocoa extract boosts health with vast amounts of nutrients

Researchers reveal that there is new evidence that points to cocoa extract containing a certain for of nitric oxide that is responsible for causing blood vessels to dilate. This can be a way in which the cardiovascular system can thwart of problems like high blood pressure or even help prevent stroke.

This was the initial findings by a research group from the Yale University Prevention Research Center where they hope to further go deep into their study and are recruiting for volunteers for a four-year study related to this.

A separate study last year reveals that findings show that it produces antioxidant compounds known as flavanols and polyphenols that improve blood flow.

Problem with popular chocolate types

Essentially, chocolate- in its pure form as cocoa extract – contains a lot of beneficial substances that help promote better health for the body, however, commercial chocolate brands come in candy form that also contain large amounts of sugar as sweeteners and other additional ingredients.

There are studies to prove that having more than enough chocolate candy bars can cause people to gain weight, especially older women.

A three-year study on chocolate consumption among older women concluded that chocolate consumption has been linked to increased weight gain.

Upcoming research

The researchers are inviting volunteers to participate in a four-year study that are willing to undertake a cocoa extract test. The ideal participants are those aged 60 up for men and 65 up for women.

But don’t be misled into thinking that they will be given chocolate bars throughout the study process, but in fact be provided with a regular diet containing a specimen made from cocoa extract. The “test” samples won’t even taste close to chocolate candy bars but will have a similar amount of cocoa extract like having 1000 calories of dark chocolate.

The participants won’t even know if they are consuming cocoa extract or a placebo, in the hopes of avoiding any bias that may arise from their awareness of consuming such a product.

The researchers are hoping that they may be able to find the answers on how cocoa extract can largely benefit health and also pave the way for future researches into medical breakthroughs

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