Chocolate and Blood Pressure in Elderly Individuals With Isolated Systolic Hypertension
- 27 August 2003
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 290 (8), 1029-1030
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.8.1029
Abstract
To the Editor: Chocolate may have beneficial cardiovascular effects, possibly due to cocoa polyphenols. Experiments in animals suggest that plant polyphenolsKeywords
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