Articles Tagged with ''flavanols''

FlavaBars

Barry Callebaut, FlavaNaturals partner to produce high-flavanol chocolate

February 16, 2018

FlavaNaturals, which launched last October, worked with Barry Callebaut for three years on the development of FlavaBars, a line of chocolate bars containing five times the cocoa flavanol content of a typical dark chocolate bar.

Dietary Flavanols Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline

Findings strengthen link between specific brain region and normal memory decline

November 12, 2014

Dietary cocoa flavanols—naturally occurring bioactives found in cocoa—reversed age-related memory decline in healthy older adults, according to a study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists.

Claiming High

Barry Callebaut has applied to the European Food Safety Authority to extend its existing health claim to include cocoa extract products.

May 7, 2014

Barry Callebaut has received a positive Scientific Opinion issued by EFSA on the background data to extend the existing health claim to cocoa extract products.

Chocolate for Weight Loss?

A particular type of antioxidant in cocoa can prevent people from gaining excess weight and lower their blood sugar levels.

April 4, 2014

Previous research has shown that flavanols in other foods such as grapes and tea can help fight weight gain and type-2 diabetes.

Why Dark Chocolate is Healthy

Dark chocolate lowers the augmentation index, a key vascular health predictor, and reduces adhesion of white blood cells to the vessel wall.

February 28, 2014

Dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels.

Steel Horse from Mars

Steel Horse Coffee was "designed to support the demands of mind and body."

May 31, 2013

Steel Horse Coffee pairs the boost of coffee, shown to increase mental clarity and alertness, with 150mg of circulation-supporting cocoa flavanols in every cup.

Cocoa and Brain Health

A new study explains the molecular brain mechanisms by which cocoa compounds can protect the aging brain against neurodegenerative diseases.

April 16, 2013

The results seem to confirm that flavanols in chocolate can indeed protect the brain from neurodegeneration, or at least slow it down.

Flavanols on Cognitive Function

August 14, 2012

Eating cocoa flavanols daily may help improve mild cognitive impairment.

EFSA Approves Chocolate Circulation Claim

July 17, 2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has ruled that cocoa powder and dark chocolate can help people improve blood circulation.

Behind Cocoa Flavanols

January 27, 2012

Researchers have new analytical techniques to boost understanding of flavanol absorption and metabolism and provide basis for significant in vitro studies to gauge exactly how these compounds work in the body.

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