Chocolate, "Food of the Gods": History, Science, and Human Health.
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2019
Chocolate is well known for its fine flavor, and its history began in ancient times, when the Maya considered chocolate (a cocoa drink prepared with hot water) the "Food of the Gods". The food industry produces many different types of chocolate: in recent years, dark chocolate, in particular, has gained great popularity. Interest in chocolate has grown, owing to its physiological and potential health effects, such as regulation of blood pressure, insulin levels, vascular functions, oxidation processes, prebiotic effects, glucose homeostasis, and lipid metabolism. However, further translational and epidemiologic studies are needed to confirm available results and to evaluate other possible effects related to the consumption of cocoa and chocolate, verifying in humans the effects hitherto demonstrated only in vitro, and suggesting how best to consume (in terms of dose, mode, and time) chocolate in the daily diet.
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| Authors | Montagna, Maria Teresa;Diella, Giusy;Triggiano, Francesco;Caponio, Giusy Rita;De Giglio, Osvalda;Caggiano, Giuseppina;Di Ciaula, Agostino;Portincasa, Piero; |
| Journal | International journal of environmental research and public health |
| Year | 2019 |
| DOI | E4960 |
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