75
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2012
Control Capsules
Cocoa-based, flavanol-free, control-matched capsules consumed for 12 weeks (Week 1: 2 capsules/day; Week 2: 3 capsules/day; Week 3-12: 4 capsules/day; Week 12-14: no capsule intake).
Mars Cocoa Extract Capsules
Capsules containing Mars Cocoa Extract manufactured by the Cocoapro® process and containing 500 mg of cocoa flavanols per capsule consumed for 12 weeks (Week 1: 2 capsules/day; Week 2: 3 capsules/day; Week 3-12: 4 capsules/day; Week 12-14: no capsule intake).
Ragle Human Nutrition Research Center, Department of Nutrition at UC Davis, Davis
University of California, Davis
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