Cocoa compound could ‘delay or prevent’ type 2 diabetes
A compound found in cocoa may protect the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Scientists hope the findings might help slow diabetes’ progression.
August 30, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cocoa-may, diabetes, findings, findings-might, help-slow, insulin, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, pancreas, protect-the-insulin
Hypertension May Be Improved By Cocoa Compounds
Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, according to a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library. The researchers reviewed evidence from short-term trials in which participants were given dark chocolate or cocoa powder daily and found that their blood pressure dropped slightly compared to a control group…
August 15, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, cochrane, cocoa-may, cocoa-powder, new-systematic, nutrition, pressure-dropped, reviewed-evidence, slightly-compared
