date:Aug 09, 2013
alled neurovascular coupling, may play an important role in diseases such as Alzheimers.
A pool of 60 participants around the age of 73 and free of dementia were called upon for the study, and each were asked to drink two cups of hot chocolate per day for one month. In one half of the pool, cocoa high in antioxidant flavanol was administered. In the other half, samples with low levels of flavanol were consumed.
At the end of the study, researchers found that those who consumed a greater quanti