What is the link between cocoa flavanols and brain health?

It is well known that cocoa flavanols can improve cognitive function and blood flow in older patients. This new study shows that cocoa flavanols can improve cognitive function and blood flow in healthy young adults. This is the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the acute cognitive and cerebral blood flow effects of flavanol-rich cocoa in young, healthy adults. "Our findings demonstrate that the daily intake of cocoa flavanols for two weeks is sufficient to improve the cognitive performance and increase cerebral blood flow in young adults," according to the researchers. "Therefore, our data suggest that daily intake of a cocoa flavanol-containing drink over a longer time period may improve cognitive function in healthy individuals."

Reference: Gratton, G., Weaver, S.R., Burley, C.V. et al. Dietary flavanols improve cerebral cortical oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults. Sci Rep 10, 19409 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76160-9

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