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