CellWell record HH-134342
Cocoa flavanols, exercise and the brain
Lieselot Decroix
2026
In plain language
This thesis found that acute cocoa flavanol intake increased cerebral oxygenation and vasoreactivity and improved executive function in patients with type 1 diabetes, but did not enhance cognitive or physical performance in healthy athletes.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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