Chocolate prevents blood clots: study

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Chocolate prevents blood clots:
Study

A new study medical science offers: Chocolate might be good for you.

Not just any chocolate, and always in moderation, said Mary Engler, a professor of physiological nursing at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. But her new study does find that biting into the right stuff can make arteries expand, increasing blood flow and thus reducing cardiovascular risk.

Milk chocolate won't do, Engler sressed, because it's, well, too milky. Look for darker chocolates, because darkness is an indicator of high levels of flavonoids, the chemicals that loosen up the arteries. And this is one instance where good taste and good health go hand in hand, Engler said.

You can tell that a chocolate has a high flavonoid content because "the flavor is so intense and rich," she said, reports forbes.com

According to newkerala.com a group of 11 volunteers were given 46 gms of dark chocolate rich in flavonoids daily for two weeks and compared with a control group of 10 volunteers who were given dark chocolate low in flavonoids.

At the end of the two weeks, the arteries of the group that had eaten the flavonoid-rich chocolate had a greater capacity to expand, up from 10.2 per cent to 11. 5 per cent, compared with a reduction in the control group.

The scientists also collected blood samples from the subjects and found that levels of the flavonoid epicatechin, which comes from the cocoa plant, rose significantly among those people who consumed flavonoid-rich chocolate. "It is likely that the elevated blood levels of epicatechin triggered the release of active substances that vasodilate, or increase, blood flow in the artery," Engler explains. "Better blood flow is good for your heart." Because standard processing methods can destroy flavonoids, not all chocolate is created equal when it comes to potentially beneficial effects, informs sciam.com

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Talk About Some Heavenly Chocolate!

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Talk About Some Heavenly Chocolate!

August 28, 2006

By Ken Schram

SEATTLE - Maybe we could all use a few more miracles in our lives.

Or at least a chunk of chocolate that some are claiming as a miracle.

Last week, workers at an upscale gourmet chocolate factory in (where else!) California say they found a 2-inch tall Virgin Mary that formed under a vat that had been dripping drops of chocolate overnight.

I gotta say, this is WAY better that that grilled cheese Mary some woman cooked up a couple of years ago.

The chocolate Mary now has her very own shrine, though I'd strongly caution the devout from putting those candles too close.

Wouldn't be very seemly to have the Virgin melting now, would it?

The real question here is how to ultimately handle this particular miracle.

Rather than auction off the cocoaed Mother of God on eBay, I'd suggest casting a mold and mass producing her.

Of course, include a notice that the confection is not to be consumed, merely prayed to.

I mean, this ain't no Easter Bunny we're talking about.

Now, I understand that it may seem a little crass to suggest selling chocolate Virgin Marys but, like I said, I think there's a big market for miracles these days.

And let's face it: A lot of people are already of the mind that chocolate is, indeed, heavenly.

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Chocolate's Potential Health Benefits – and its Effect on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients

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Researchers have some news for chocolate lovers: it may be good for you. Scientists reported preliminary evidence recently that cocoa and other chocolates may keep high blood pressure down, your blood flowing and your heart healthy.

The research, the latest which correlates eating flavonoid-rich foods with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease(1), was presented in February at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston.

One study found that a substance in cocoa helps the body process nitric oxide (NO), a compound critical for healthy blood flow and blood pressure. Another study showed that flavonols in cocoa prevent fat-like substances in the bloodstream from oxidizing and clogging the arteries, and make blood platelets less likely to stick together and cause clots. Flavonoids are plant compounds with potent antioxidant properties; so far, scientists have found more than 4,000 kinds. Cocoa beans contain large quantities of flavonoids, and so do red wine, tea, cranberries, peanuts, strawberries, apples and many other fruits and vegetables.(2) The flavonoids in chocolate are called flavonols.

Generally, science has found that dark chocolate is higher in flavonoids than milk chocolate.(3) The way that cocoa powder and chocolate syrups are manufactured removes most flavonoids.

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Cocoa flavonols emerging as functional food ingredients

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Several studies in recent years have demonstrated that the flavonols found in cocoa and dark chocolate have heart health benefits and new work is beginning to elucidate the mechanisms for this action.

New research presented at the conference also suggests a possible benefit on brain health, as flavonols boost blood flow to certain regions of the brain.

The investment in research on cocoa health benefits will certainly allow the firm with annual sales of $18 billion to offer new products that avoid the growing criticism leveled at confectionery makers for their role in the obesity epidemic.

Professor Ian McDonald from Nottingham University, presenting new findings on cocoa flavonols at the meeting, agreed that the research has little to do with chocolate.

“The message must not get out there that all chocolate products have these benefits. It would be a more sensible strategy to develop low-fat, low-energy drinks that are enriched in these flavonols,” he told NutraIngredients.com.

“There is very little on the world market that has the polyphenol content that would produce these effects,” he added.

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Chocolate and Cocoa Extracts beats cholesterol

25/10/2001 - Diets high in flavonoid-rich cocoa powder and dark chocolate have a favourable effect on LDL ("bad" cholesterol) when compared with diets that limit or exclude other flavonoid sources such as tea, coffee, wine and onions, US researchers reveal this week.

Scientists at Penn State led by Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton , evaluated and compared LDL (low density lipoprotein) susceptibility to oxidation when the test subjects, 23 men and women, ate an average American diet purposely low in flavonoids and a diet that contained about one and a quarter oz (38 grams) of cocoa powder and dark chocolate which are rich flavonoid sources.

Oxidation of LDLs is thought to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Increasing LDL's resistance to oxidation is thought to possibly delay the progression of the disease. Flavonoids, which are present in a wide variety of plants, have long been known to inhibit LDL oxidation.

The study is detailed in a paper, "Effects of cocoa powder and dark chocolate on LDL oxidative susceptibility and prostaglandin concentration in humans" published in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Facts & Trivia on Chocolate

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Facts & Trivia:

Chocoholic: - n [chocolate + -oholic (as in alcoholic)](1968): a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate. - Webster's Dictionary

Did you know that the Aztecs considered all chocolate an aphrodisiac? Because of this, all foods made with chocolate were strictly forbidden to women.

Although chocolate is not an aphrodisiac, chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love. So - heartbreak and loneliness are great excuses for chocolate gorging!

Chocolate is old-school Viagra. Montezuma reputedly chugged a cup of chocolate before entering his harem, while Casanova called chocolate the "elixir of love" and drank it instead of champagne.

Christopher Columbus is said to have brought back cacao beans to King Ferdinand from his fourth visit to the New World around 1502, but they were overlooked in favor of the many other treasures he had found. Records suggest that he didn't particularly like the Aztec delicacy of "hot chocolate"- a thick cocoa drink laced with ground chillies and dyed red to look like blood - but recognizing its potential he took a load of cocoa beans back to Spain.

The early Spanish explorers thought the primary (if not only) use of chocolate was medicinal. Chocolate drinks were developed in Spain that were seasoned with pepper, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon or mixed with beer or wine. They became such a hit that Spanish society ladies had them served during Mass.

The first attempt at making a solid chocolate product came in the 1700's, when Mexican nuns raised money for their convent by producing and exporting solid chocolate bars.

The first "chocolate box" was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868, when he decorated a candy box with a painting of his young daughter holding a kitten in her arms. Cadbury also introduced the first Valentine's Day candy box.

Chocolate Toxicity In Dogs - Did you know that chocolate can be lethal to dogs. About 2 ounces of milk chocolate can be poisonous to a 10-pound dog. The same holds true for cats and other household pets.

Chocolate doesn't cause acne. This is just another myth about chocolate that has been disproved by doctors for some time.

The ability of the sugar in chocolate to drive up blood sugar (glycemic index) is about the same as oatmeal.

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Heart Strong Longer With Chocolate

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Cocoa has been found effective in lowering blood pressure. (CBS) Quote "I hope we will not solve all the mystery; we need a little mystery in life." Philippe Petithuguenin Cocoa Researcher

(AP) Those chocolates that make your Valentine's heart go pitty-pat may also help keep that heart running longer and stronger.

Chocolate, perhaps the world's favorite confection, contains chemicals like those in red wine and green tea that can help improve circulation, cut blood pressure and might produce other health benefits, according to researchers speaking Tuesday at the National Academy of Sciences.

The ancient Aztecs sang "I drink chocolate, it makes me happy, my heart rejoices," Alarcon told the session.

Maybe they weren't just speaking metaphorically.

Over the last decade or so researchers have come to see a relationship between consuming more flavonoids and lowering the death rate from heart disease, said Dr. Helmut Sies, chairman of the department of biochemistry at the University of Duesseldorf, Germany.

Dr. Norman K. Hollenberg of Harvard Medical School said he found cocoa was effective in lowering the blood pressure in his study of the isolated Kuna Indians who live on islands off the coast of Panama.


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Healthy Chocolate? Yes! A Health Food for Heart and Mind

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Cocoa is the Most Powerful Antioxidant Food!

Cocoa - The Super Healthy Fruit

You may be surprised to hear that cocoa is actually a FRUIT - and even more surprised to learn that it is actually one of the most healthy fruits commonly eaten by man! While you may have believed that cocoa and chocolate were "bad for you", the truth is that THE RIGHT KIND OF CHOCOLATE provides many health benefits that make it not only "good for you" but better for your body than most of the fruits and vegetables your mother made you eat when you were a child.

Cocoa beans come from the fruit of the cacao tree which grows in tropical rainforests. The official scientific name of the cocoa tree is Theobroma Cacao. "Theobroma" is Latin for "food of the gods". Cacao is pronounced "ka-COW". The words "cacao" and the more commonly used term "cocoa" both refer to the cacao bean, the seed of the Theobroma Cacao fruit.

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Chocolate and Cocoa Extracts beats cholesterol

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Chocolate and Cocoa Extracts beats cholesterol

Diets high in flavonoid-rich cocoa powder and dark chocolate have a favourable effect on LDL ("bad" cholesterol) when compared with diets that limit or exclude other flavonoid sources such as tea, coffee, wine and onions, US researchers reveal this week.

Scientists at Penn State led by Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton , evaluated and compared LDL (low density lipoprotein) susceptibility to oxidation when the test subjects, 23 men and women, ate an average American diet purposely low in flavonoids and a diet that contained about one and a quarter oz (38 grams) of cocoa powder and dark chocolate which are rich flavonoid sources.

Oxidation of LDLs is thought to play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. Increasing LDL's resistance to oxidation is thought to possibly delay the progression of the disease. Flavonoids, which are present in a wide variety of plants, have long been known to inhibit LDL oxidation.

The study is detailed in a paper, "Effects of cocoa powder and dark chocolate on LDL oxidative
susceptibility and prostaglandin concentration in humans" published in the November issue of the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Analysis of their blood plasma also showed that total antioxidant capacity was four per cent
greater after the cocoa and chocolate containing diet. HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol)
was four per cent higher after the chocolate diet than after the average American diet.


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IT'S THE BEST MEDICAL NEWS IN AGES!

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Studies in prestigious scientific journals say dark chocolate is healthy chocolate.

Chocolate -- not white chocolate or milk chocolate -- is good for you. There is no question that chocolate procures pleasure for those who eat it. - Never feel guilty again!

Eating 2 ounces (50 grams) a day of plain chocolate with a minimum content of 70% chocolate solids can be beneficial to health, providing protection against heart disease, high blood pressure, and many other health hazards as well as essential trace elements and nutrients such as iron, calcium and potassium, and vitamins A. B1, C, D, and E and it's a lot tastier than boring old vitamin pills too. A 1 1/2-ounce square of chocolate may have as many cancer-fighting antioxidants as a five-ounce glass of red wine.

About 50% of all food cravings are for chocolate, far more than cravings for "something sweet" (16%), salty foods (12%), baked goods (11%), and fruit (4%). Some people go so far as saying they are addicted to chocolate. But that's no license to go on a chocolate binge. Eating more dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure. Remember, you do have to balance the extra calories by eating less of other things.

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Chocolate - A Help in Treating Diabetes, Strokes & Dementia?

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Now wouldn't it be a dream come true if diabetics could use chocolate to treat their illness? A two day conference (25 -26 July 2005) in Switzerland convened by Mars Inc., the chocolate confectionery company, discussed research that indicates flavanols in chocolate may indeed be instrumental in helping in diabetes.

Molecules in cocoa credited for the "heart-healthy" benefits of certain cocoa and dark chocolate may also in the future help treat diabetes, strokes and vascular dementia, and could soon be available to pharmaceutical companies for development into new medications, scientists say.

Researchers said their findings point toward a potential major new class of medications, based on novel synthesized flavanols, to help prevent or treat serious illnesses. "The mounting scientific evidence on cocoa flavanols is extraordinary," said Dr. Norm Hollenberg, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and one of the first researchers to identify the potential health benefits of cocoa flavanols. "This is a scientific breakthrough that could well lead to a medical breakthrough."

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Cocoa is loaded with anti-cancer phytochemicals and compounds, says research

It's true: cocoa can prevent and reverse cancer. That's because it's loaded with powerful phytochemicals found naturally in the cacao plant -- the source of cocoa and just one of many Amazon herbs.

If you really want the benefits of cocoa (and, yes, the anti-cancer benefits are real), you'll have to find chocolate bars made with pure cocoa, and made without any sugars or artificial sweeteners. You can also buy nutritional supplements containing theobromine cacao (cocoa).

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The shocking good news is that dark chocolate is packed with potent antioxidants called flavonoids. Researchers have found that flavonoids found in cocoa powder contain diverse beneficial phytonutrients and antioxidants.

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Good news for chocolate lovers!

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Research to date suggests three mechanisms by which chocolate or cocoa flavonoids may benefit the heart:

1. Antioxidant Protection

In the "ORAC" test (considered the gold standard for measuring the antioxidant power of foods), a dark chocolate bar and a milk chocolate bar scored much higher than black tea, green tea or one half cup of blueberries. Preliminary research (test tube studies) suggests that chocolate or cocoa flavonoids may protect the heart by inhibiting the oxidation of LDL (oxidized LDL is much more likely to result in the formation of plaque on the artery wall). In a recent clinical study from the University of California at Davis, participants consumed one, two or three servings of M&M's semisweet baking bits (one serving = 35 g). As the amount of chocolate consumed increased, there was an increase in chocolate flavonoids in the blood as well as a corresponding decrease in markers associated with lipid oxidation damage.

2. Reduced Platelet Activity

In another clinical study from the University of California at Davis, participants consumed a flavonoid-rich cocoa beverage, After two and six hours, there was a decrease in markers associated with platelet aggregation and adhesion (stickiness of the blood), Both platelet aggregation and adhesion are associated with a higher risk of plaque formation on the artery wall. In addition, there was a significant increase in the time it took for the blood to clot (this was described by researchers as an aspirin-like effect on the blood).

3. Relaxation of Blood Vessel Wall

Preliminary studies in isolated animal tissues also suggest that cocoa or chocolate flavonoids may protect the heart by relaxing the inner surface of blood vessel walls. Flavonoids in chocolate appear to exert this effect by increasing concentrations of nitric oxide. Vascular relaxation is an important measure of heart health.

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study shows that the flavanols in cocoa can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer

Chocoholics rejoice; study shows that the flavanols in cocoa can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer

	The news the world has awaited with bated breath is finally here: Cocoa prevents cancer and heart disease. Candy producer Mars Inc., along with Harvard University, released the results of a 10-year study on Feb. 9 revealing that cocoa – rather, the flavanols in cocoa – can substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. The study compared the death certificates of 1,250 Kuna Indians in Panama and in the San Blas Islands just off Panama's coast. The Panama Kunas did not consume cocoa regularly, while the San Blas Kunas drank four to five cups of cocoa water per day. The study revealed that the San Blas Kunas, who drank the cocoa water, had a 1,280 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than the Panama Kunas, and a 630 percent lower risk of death from cancer. In the United States, where heart disease and cancer are the top two causes of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is fantastic news. Cocoa, which chocolate is made from, can significantly help in the prevention of cancer and heart disease.

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Chocolate may help aging blood vessels

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Study Shows Special Flavonol-Rich Cocoa May Improve Function

Aug. 4, 2006

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(CBS/AP) Quote "Our findings demonstrate that consumption of this flavonol-rich cocoa can improve the function of blood vessels in a healthy elderly population." Naomi Fisher, M.D.

(WebMD) Getting your chocolate fix may actually help fix aging blood vessels, according to a new study.

Researchers found adults who drank a specially processed cocoa beverage rich in flavonols for four to six days improved their blood vessel function, and older adults appeared to benefit the most.

"Aging is typically associated with deterioration in vessel health, specifically related to function of the critical inner lining, or endothelium," says researcher Naomi Fisher, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, in a news release. "Our findings demonstrate that consumption of this flavonol-rich cocoa can improve the function of blood vessels in a healthy elderly population."

Flavonols are a class of antioxidants found in plant-based foods and beverages — such as cocoa, wine, and tea — that have been increasingly linked to heart benefits.

Chocolate Is Good For The Heart

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Baby-boomers may benefit most from flavanol-rich cocoa

Baby-boomers may benefit most from flavanol-rich cocoa

By Stephen Daniells


03/08/2006 - The heart health of the baby-boom generation could benefit from flavanol-rich cocoa, reports a study co-funded by Mars, but independent experts warn against confusion with commercial chocolate snacks.

The results suggest that specialty flavanol-rich cocoa products could be increasingly targeted at the ‘baby boomers' (people born between 1946 and 1964), an age-group that forms the biggest age-bracket of the population in both the US and Europe.

Of particular concern to ageing populations is cardiovascular disease, which accounts for over 50 per cent of all deaths in Europe annually.

“Ageing is typically associated with deterioration in vessel health, specifically related to function of the critical inner lining, or endothelium,” explained co-author Naomi Fisher, MD, from Harvard Medical School. “Our findings demonstrate that consumption of this flavanol-rich cocoa can improve the function of blood vessels in a healthy elderly population.”

Fisher and her co-researcher, Norman Hollenberg, tested the hypothesis that the cardiovascular response to cocoa flavanols occurred vie a mechanism involving activation of nitric oxide (NO) production by the enzyme, nitric oxide synthase (NOS). NO has been shown to act upon smooth muscle in blood vessels and increase blood flow (vasodilation).

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Cocoa Rich In Flavonol Improves Blood Vessel Function In Elderly

05 Aug 2006
Cocoa Rich In Flavonol Improves Blood Vessel Function In Elderly

Chocolate could be an elixir as a new study says that it helps repair aging blood vessels. Researchers said that elderly adults who drank cocoa drinks for four to six days. These drinks were rich in flavonols, which are a type of antioxidant.

The study followed 15 adults under 50-years-old and 19 adults over 50. All participants drank a specially processed flavanol-rich cocoa for four to six days. Researchers reported in the Journal of Hypertension that blood vessel function improved in both sets of adults, but older ones seemed to benefit more.

"Aging is typically associated with deterioration in vessel health, specifically related to function of the critical inner lining, or endothelium," said lead researcher Naomi Fisher, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

"Our findings demonstrate that consumption of this flavonol-rich cocoa can improve the function of blood vessels in a healthy elderly population."


Medindia on Cocoa Has The Ability To Improve Blood Circulation
Consuming naturally occurring compounds in cocoa could improve blood circulation, according to new research.


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Chocolate Relaxes Heart

Chocolate Relaxes Heart

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

By Miranda Hitti

Antioxidants in cocoa might help your heart by keeping your blood vessels relaxed, thus easing blood pressure and helping circulation.

So says a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study shows that cocoa’s antioxidants -- called flavonoids -- coax the body into making more nitric oxide, which relaxes the blood vessels.

The researchers included Norman Hollenberg, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He tells WebMD that cocoa’s flavonoids could improve heart health.

Dark Chocolate Is Healthy Chocolate

Don’t Reach for a Mug Yet

Though several products already contain flavonoid-rich cocoa powder, a flavonoid-rich cocoa drink isn’t one of them yet, says Hollenberg.

Dark Chocolate May Cut High Blood Pressure

What About Chocolate?

Chocolate also contains flavonoids, “but the problem with chocolate is the burden of fat it carries,” Hollenberg says.

“So it’s hard to make chocolate a health food, whereas the cocoa has the fat squeezed out of it, so it could be a health food,” he continues.

“Now, I’m hoping that people actually make a flavonoid-rich cocoa that will be available for sale and that people incorporate into their diets. It hasn’t happened yet, but I’m hoping it will,” says Hollenberg.

The study he worked on was backed by candy maker Mars Inc. Here is an overview of the tests that were done and their results.

By Miranda Hitti, reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

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Dark Chocolate Aids In Cardiovascular Health

Dark Chocolate Aids In Cardiovascular Health

Almonds, Blueberries, and Oat Bran Help, Too

Dark Chocolate provides improved cardiovascular function and lowered risk for heart disease, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Dr. Mary Engler, a professor of physiological nursing at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, says that eating dark chocolate can make arteries expand, increasing blood flow, and thus reducing cardiovascular risk.

Milk chocolate does not provide the same protection, Dr. Engler stresses, because it is, well, too milky. Look for darker chocolates, because darkness is an indicator of high levels of flavonoids, the chemicals that loosen up the arteries.

Flavonoids are naturally-occurring compounds found in plant-based foods. According to the Chocolate Information Center, supported by Mars, Inc., scientists have discovered that one of the functions flavonoids may have is to act as antioxidants in humans.

Antioxidants are believed to help the body's cells resist damage by free radicals, which are formed by numerous processes including when the body's cells utilize oxygen for energy.

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Prescription Strength Chocolate, Revisited By Janet Raloff

This report was posted on the sciencenews.org site

For roughly a decade, science-savvy chocolate consumers have taken comfort from a string of studies suggesting that their sweet and usually high-fat vice has a potential up side. The most reassuring news was that the antioxidant flavonoids abundant in dark chocolate appear to reduce blood pressure and perhaps protect people from dangerous blood clots.

Raw cocoa beans, shown here nestled in their pods, contain huge amounts of heart-healthy flavanols. Commercially processing the beans to make cocoa powder strips away most of those compounds. Mars, however, determined how to retain them to make flavanol-rich cocoa for research trials—and for what it's now marketing as a heart-healthy snack. USDA

At the Cocoa Symposium, convened at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, researchers reported new findings on chocolate's biological impacts. The studies focus on specific flavonoids in chocolate, such as epicatechin, that offer the strongest cardiovascular benefits. The bad news: Most commercial products—even dark chocolates—retain few if any of these natural, plant-based chemicals.

However, the new data do suggest how chocolatiers might tailor their candy recipes to preserve—and potentially even augment—concentrations of beneficial flavonoids. The new studies also might provide some reasons that diets rich in fruits and vegetables are good for people's hearts.

"Cocoa is a fruit," notes chemist Harold H. Schmitz, chief science officer for Mars Inc., the world's largest chocolate manufacturer. Those flavonoids in cocoa that appear to confer the strongest cardiovascular benefits are found in plenty of other dietary sources as well, including tea and apples. Indeed, he says, any of these plant products might yield bioactive compounds that could fight heart disease.

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‘Direct evidence’ that cocoa benefits heart health By Stephen Daniells

17/01/2006 - A team of international researchers claims to have ‘direct evidence’ for a cocoa flavanol improving blood vessel relaxation.

Flavonols are found naturally in chocolate, fruit, red wine and teas, and have previously been linked to improvements in heart health.

The new study, sponsored by confectionary giant Mars, examined the effect on blood vessel relaxation of chocolate flavanols in the form of a specially prepared cocoa drink, and then a drink containing isolated, cocoa-derived (-)epicatechin.

“Applying accepted causality criteria and gold standard methodologies, we have been able to advance our understanding of the relationship between the intake of certain flavanols present in cocoa, their absorption into the circulation, and their effects on cardiovascular function," said lead author Hagen Schroeter, from the University of California, Davis.

The initial randomised, double-blind, cross-over study gave volunteers a specially prepared cocoa drink containing either high or low concentrations of specific cocoa flavanols. Only the group that consumed the flavanol rich drink showed blood vessel relaxation.

A follow-on “proof-of-concept” study gave volunteers either a placebo drink or a drink containing isolated, cocoa-derived (-)epicatechin. The latter test group experienced similar blood vessel relaxation as for the flavanol-rich cocoa drink.

The role of (-)epicatechin was directly linked to nitric oxide, a molecule used by the endothelium to signal surrounding muscle to relax, thereby dilating the blood vessels and increasing blood flow. This supports previous research by individual team members suggesting a link between nitric oxide and cocoa flavanols.

“Pinpointing specific nutrients responsible for the observed cardiovascular effects, as we are seeing here with (-)epicatechin, opens up new possibilities for the development of dietary interventions for cardiovascular disease,” said co-author Norman Hollenberg from Harvard Medical School.

Mars has been very active in this research area, having spent over 15 years researching the benefits of cocoa. Previous research by members of the international team has benefited from Mars sponsorship, and a mounting body of supporting evidence has strengthened the link between flavanols and nitric oxide.

The message is not to eat vast quantities of chocolate however. “This new research emphasizes the importance of understanding the potential public health applications of emerging cocoa science,” said Harold Schmitz, chief science officer of Mars, and co-author of the study.

Indeed, Professor Ian McDonald from Nottingham University, recently told NutraIngredients.com: “The message must not get out there that all chocolate products have these benefits. It would be a more sensible strategy to develop low-fat, low-energy drinks that are enriched in these flavanols.”

The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Vol. 103, pp. 1024-1029).

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