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Cocoa Found To Reduce Heart Disease-Related Inflammation

October 23, 2009: 01:24 AM EST
A diet featuring daily intake of unsweetened cocoa powder reduced inflammatory markers associated with heart disease in a one-month Spanish study of 42 men and women whose average age was 70 and were at high risk of cardiovascular disease because of smoking, high blood pressure, etc. Inflammatory markers cause white blood cells to adhere to artery walls causing atherosclerotic plaques. The diet included 1.4 oz. of cocoa mixed with skim milk. A control group drank only skim milk. But, an expert cautioned, cocoa should be “a part of a healthful eating plan, not a magic bullet for reducing inflammation."
Maria Monagas, Nasiruddin Khan, et al., "Effect of cocoa powder on the modulation of inflammatory biomarkers in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease", American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 23, 2009, © American Society for Clinical Nutrition
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