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Article: Cocoa flavanols may help brain blood flow.
- Article from:
- Nutraceuticals International
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements in brain blood flow could impact cognitive behavior, offering future potential for debilitating brain conditions including dementia and stroke.
In a scientific study of healthy, older adults aged 59 to 83, Harvard medical scientists found that trial participants who regularly drank a cocoa flavanol-rich beverage made using food giant Mars Inc's Cocoapro process had an 8% increase in brain blood flow after one week, and 10% ...