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The effect of regular high cacao-content chocolate ingestion on arterial stiffness and metabolic responses in exercise.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Healthy young adult population
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000026486
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology
Brief Summary

First, we examined the effects of ingesting high-cacao chocolate on arterial stiffness in young healthy men. After 4 weeks of ingestion, arterial stiffness did not change in the Control group. However, arterial stiffness significantly reduced in the Intervention group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Have a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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