{"id":129056,"date":"2021-10-16T05:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T12:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/chocolate-intake-is-associated-with-reduced-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-risk"},"modified":"2021-10-16T05:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T12:22:38","slug":"chocolate-intake-is-associated-with-reduced-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/chocolate-intake-is-associated-with-reduced-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-risk","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Intake Is Associated With Reduced All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QyU6Cw51sNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/MichaelLustgartenPhD\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/MichaelLustgartenPhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Papers referenced in the video:<br \/> Chocolate consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a US population: a post hoc analysis of the PLCO cancer screening trial.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34329196\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34329196\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15755830\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15755830\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other RCTs for the effect of chocolate on health:<br \/> Sub-Chronic Consumption of Dark Chocolate Enhances Cognitive Function and Releases Nerve Growth Factors: A Parallel-Group Randomized Trial.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31744119\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31744119\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Habitual cocoa intake reduces arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women regardless of intake frequency: a randomized parallel-group study.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27881914\/\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27881914\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>High Flavonoid Cocoa Supplement Ameliorates Plasma Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Levels While Improving Mobility and Quality of Life in Older Subjects: A DoubleBlind Randomized Clinical Trial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/chocolate-intake-is-associated-with-reduced-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-risk\">Continue reading \u201cChocolate Intake Is Associated With Reduced All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality Risk\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us on Patreon! https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/MichaelLustgartenPhD Papers referenced in the video: Chocolate consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a US population: a post hoc analysis of the PLCO cancer screening trial. https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34329196\/ Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons. [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":587,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1495,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-health","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/587"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}