Chocolate and cocoa products may help reduce inflammation, which may benefit people with autoimmune conditions such as lupus. However, there is no conclusive evidence that chocolate can reduce lupus symptoms. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect different parts of the body. With an autoimmune disease, the immune system cannot tell the difference between healthy tissues and pathogens. It...
by Adrienne Berard, Pennsylvania State University Credit: Marco Verch/Creative Commons As Valentine’s Day approaches, the mind naturally turns to love—and chocolate. To learn more about chocolate and its effects on us, we spoke with Joshua Lambert, professor of food science at Penn State. Lambert’s research focuses on diet, specifically adopting dietary practices to prevent cancer,...
by Shibaura Institute of Technology Researchers from SIT, Japan investigated the dose-response effects of B-type procyanidins on the hormetic response system. Credit: Frontiers in Nutrition (2022). DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.969823 B-type procyanidins, made of catechin oligomers, are a class of polyphenols found abundantly in foods like cocoa, apples, grape seeds, and red wine. Several studies have established the benefits...
by European Society of Cardiology Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 “Our study suggests that chocolate helps keep the heart’s blood vessels healthy,” said study author...
New research shows there might be health benefits to eating certain types of dark chocolate. Findings from two studies being presented today at the Experimental Biology 2018 annual meeting in San Diego show that consuming dark chocolate that has a high concentration of cacao (minimally 70% cacao, 30% organic cane sugar) has positive effects on...
