| Title |
Chocolate and Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Atherosclerosis Reports, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11883-011-0203-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Owais Khawaja, J. Michael Gaziano, Luc Djoussé |
| Abstract |
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. The high content of polyphenols and flavonoids present in cocoa has been reported to play an important protective role in the development of CHD. Although studies have demonstrated beneficial effects of chocolate on endothelial function, blood pressure, serum lipids, insulin resistance, and platelet function, it is unclear whether chocolate consumption influences the risk of CHD. This article reviews current evidence on the effects of cocoa/chocolate on clinical and subclinical CHD, CHD risk factors, and potential biologic mechanisms. It also discusses major limitations of currently available data and future directions in the field. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 15 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 13% |
| Researcher | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 25% |
| Unknown | 14 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 32% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 14 | 17% |
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