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Flavanols in cocoa may offer benefits to the brain

ible for the enhanced brain blood flow he and Professor Macdonald have independently reported in previously published research. Specifically, Hollenberg and others have observed that these improvements in blood vessel function following flavanol rich cocoa consumption are paralleled by an increase in the circulating pool of nitric oxide, a critical molecule in the circulatory system that helps dilate blood vessels and keeps them pliable.

Hollenberg fed flavanol-rich cocoa to healthy volunteers who were over age 50 and observed a striking blood flow response that evolved over several weeks. Since this cocoa preparation is so well tolerated, it raises hope that the brain blood flow response it stimulates can result in maintenance of healthy brain function and cognition, which is an issue that unfortunately plagues many older adults today, Hollenberg said. This advancement in science related to brain health is especially exciting at a time when the nations 78 million baby boomers are aging. The need to impact cognitive function and brain health will only continue to grow with this aging population.


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