Dark Chocolate Shows Health Benefits in Sedentary Older Adults

– Subjects given dark chocolate showed improvements in high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or “good” cholesterol) and increased proteins associated with metabolism and energy production. Exercise testing indicated these volunteers also had a higher capacity for exercise and more efficient energy production in their muscle cells.

– She said the results suggest dark chocolate could be an inexpensive and beneficial treatment for older people who are unable to exercise due to disabilities or mobility limitations.

“Effects of Dark Chocolate (DC) on Exercise Capacity in Sedentary Older Adults (A Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial),” American College of Cardiology’s 64th Annual Scientific Session

http://clinicalnews.org/2015/03/16/dark-chocolate-shows-health-benefits-in-sedentary-older-adults/

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