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Blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy, pregnant women after acute and daily consumption of flavanol-rich chocolate: a pilot, randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) indicate that flavanol-rich chocolate has beneficial effects on flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and blood pressure (BP). However, no RCTs have evaluated these outcomes in pregnant women. The objective of this 2-group, parallel, double-blind RCT was...

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Autores principales: Mogollon, Jaime Andres, Bujold, Emmanuel, Lemieux, Simone, Bourdages, Mélodie, Blanchet, Claudine, Bazinet, Laurent, Couillard, Charles, Noël, Martin, Dodin, Sylvie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3635935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23565841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-41