Studies

Chocolate and blood pressure in elderly individuals with isolated systolic hypertension

Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons

Cocoa reduces blood pressure and insulin resistance and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in hypertensives

Daily consumption of a dark chocolate containing flavanols and added sterol esters affects cardiovascular risk factors in a normotensive population with elevated cholesterol

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of the effects of dark chocolate and cocoa on variables associated with neuropsychological functioning and cardiovascular health: clinical findings from a sample of healthy, cognitively intact older adults

Acute dark chocolate and cocoa ingestion and endothelial function: a randomized controlled crossover trial

The effect of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate on fasting capillary whole blood glucose, total cholesterol, blood pressure and glucocorticoids in healthy overweight and obese subjects

Impact of cocoa flavanol consumption on blood pressure responsiveness to exercise

Dose-related effects of flavanol-rich cocoa on blood pressure

Low vs. higher-dose dark chocolate and blood pressure in cardiovascular high-risk patients