Acute Effects of Cocoa Flavanols on Blood Pressure and Peripheral Vascular Reactivity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Essential Hypertension

Acute Effects of Cocoa Flavanols on Blood Pressure and Peripheral Vascular Reactivity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Essential Hypertension

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with a high risk of vascular complications. Interestingly, cocoa flavanols (CF) can exert beneficial vascular effects in non-diabetic subjects. However, these effects have only been scarcely studied in T2DM. Therefore, we performed a study to...

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Main Authors: Anouk Tanghe, Elsa Heyman, Elodie Lespagnol, Jan Stautemas, Bert Celie, Jos Op ‘t Roodt, Ernst Rietzschel, Danusa Dias Soares, Nina Hermans, Emmy Tuenter, Samyah Shadid, Patrick Calders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
type 2 diabetes
cocoa flavanols
vascular reactivity
blood pressure
antihypertensive drugs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/13/2692

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