Trial reportNutrients2020
Effects of Cocoa-Rich Chocolate on Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The Health Effects of Chocolate and Cocoa: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Trial
- Cocoa-Rich Chocolate and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Impact of cocoa flavanols on blood pressure and vascular function: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Comparative effects of regular, bloomed or white chocolate on cardiovascular and antioxidant markers in healthy adults.Metabolism open · 2026Article
- The Potential Role of Dietary (Poly)phenols in Cardiometabolic Risk During Menopause: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Next-Generation Dietary Antioxidants in Women's Reproductive Health: Mechanisms, Reproductive Outcomes, and Therapeutic Potential.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Beyond Taste: The Impact of Chocolate on Cardiovascular and Steatotic Liver Disease Risk Factors.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Cardiovascular Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Cacao: A Comprehensive Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Come to the dark side - A review on the health-beneficial and disease-alleviating effects of cocoa-rich dark chocolate.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2025Review
- The Association between Food Groups, Nutraceuticals, and Food Supplements Consumption on Vascular Health Outcomes: A Literature Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessing the Impact of (Poly)phenol-Rich Foods on Cardiometabolic Risk in Postmenopausal Women: A Dietary Trial.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review
- Effect of including a dietary supplement of raisins, a food rich in polyphenols, on cognitive function in healthy older adults; a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Effect of Cocoa Beverage and Dark Chocolate Consumption on Blood Pressure in Those with Normal and Elevated Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the intake of 10 g of cocoa-rich chocolate on blood pressure, other cardiovascular risk factors, and vascular structure and function in postmenopausal women. A total of 140 postmenopausal women participated in this randomized and controlled parallel clinical trial. For six months, the intervention group (IG;
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