date:May 11, 2012
by Sabine Ellinger from the University of Bonn in Germany.
Even if the blood pressure-reducing effect by epicatechin ingestion is restricted to prehypertensive and hypertensive subjects, we have to be aware that these are the primary groups who may benefit from this measure for prevention of and therapy for hypertension.
Cocoas benefits
The health benefits of polyphenols from cocoa have been gathering increasing column inches in the national media. To date studies have reported potential ben