Gender difference in the effects of cacao polyphenols on blood pressure and glucose/lipid metabolism in prediabetic subjects: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial

Hypertens Res. 2019 Jul;42(7):1083-1085. doi: 10.1038/s41440-019-0208-8. Epub 2019 Jan 17.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. tomiyama@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
³ R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 30655627
DOI: 10.1038/s41440-019-0208-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Blood Glucose / metabolism*
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Blood Pressure Determination
Cacao*
Carbohydrate Metabolism / drug effects*
Cross-Over Studies
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Lipid Metabolism / drug effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Polyphenols / administration & dosage*
Prediabetic State / metabolism
Prediabetic State / physiopathology*
Sex Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Blood Glucose
Polyphenols