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SUBMITTER: Guan H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4770140 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guan Hua H Lin Yan Y Bai Liang L An Yingfeng Y Shang Jianan J Wang Zhao Z Zhao Sihai S Fan Jianglin J Liu Enqi E
Mediators of inflammation 20160215
Cocoa powder is rich in flavonoids, which have many beneficial effects on human health, including antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the intake of cocoa powder has any influence on hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis and examine the underlying molecular mechanisms. We fed apoE knockout mice a Western diet supplemented with either 0.2% (low group) or 2% (high group) cocoa powder for 12 weeks. The groups fed dietary cocoa powder showed a sig ...[more]