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Cocoa Flavonoids Lower Blood Pressure, Study Shows
According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, cocoa reduces high blood pressure but tea on the other hand, does not. The results of 10 different studies (five examining the effects of cocoa on blood pressure, and five examining the effects of tea) were compared by researchers from the University Hospital of [...]
Posted: August 24th, 2007 under cacao, chocolate.
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Cacao Found to Normalize Blood Sugar Levels, Researchers Report
According to a Japanese study reported in the journal Nutrition, blood sugar levels in obese, diabetic mice were significantly reduced when their diets were supplemented with an extract of cacao liquor. The study’s authors wrote, “The dietary intake of food or drinks produced from cacao beans might be beneficial in preventing the onset of Type [...]
Posted: August 2nd, 2007 under cacao, chocolate.
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