Cocoa prevents hypertension. (Shorts).(Brief Article) From: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Klotter, Jule | COPYRIGHT 2002 The Townsend Letter Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

According to a press release from Mars Incorporated, research funded by the candy bar manufacturer and the American Cocoa Research Institute indicates that flavonols (a flavonoid subgroup) in the cocoa bean prevent age-related hypertension. In one study, Norman Hollenberg, MD, PhD, physician and professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, focused on the island-dwelling Kuna Amerinds in Panama. In their native habitat, the Kuna have a low incide...

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