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    Differential effect of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate on glucoregulatory and cardiovascular risk factors on healthy overweight and obese subjects: a randomized clinical trial

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    Date
    2012-07
    Author
    Almoosawi, Suzana
    Tsang, Catherine
    Ostertag, L. M.
    Fyfe, Lorna
    Al-Dujaili, Emad A. S.
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    Almoosawi, S., Tsang, C., Ostertag, L., Fyfe, L. & Al-Dujaili, E. (2012) Differential effect of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate on glucoregulatory and cardiovascular risk factors on healthy overweight and obese subjects: a randomized clinical trial, Food and Function, vol. 3, , pp. 1035-1043,
    Abstract
    The association between excess cortisol and various parameters of metabolic syndrome including hypertension, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia is increasingly recognised. The present single-blind randomised placebo-controlled cross-over study compared the effect of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate (DC) on biomarkers of glucose metabolism, lipid profile, and blood pressure (BP) in females with BMI 25 kg m-2 (n = 21) and females with BMI < 25 kg m-2 (n = 21). Volunteers consumed 20 g of DC containing 500 mg polyphenols or a placebo DC with negligible polyphenol-content daily for 4 weeks, separated by a 2-week washout period. Systolic BP and diastolic BP decreased after 4 weeks of polyphenol-rich DC. Placebo raised fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and salivary cortisol, an effect that was significantly different from polyphenol-rich DC which had a negligible effect on fasting insulin, HOMA-IR and salivary cortisol. Females with BMI 25 kg m-2 responded less favourably to placebo than lean females and consequently had higher fasting insulin and HOMA-IR, in addition to a lower quantitative sensitivity check index (QUICKI) after ingestion of placebo compared to polyphenol-rich DC. No significant changes in lipid profile were observed. This study provides evidence for the metabolic benefits of consuming polyphenol-rich dark chocolate while demonstrating the possibility of adverse effects occurring with polyphenol-poor chocolate placebo.
     
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2FO30060E
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/2420
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