Acute cocoa Flavanols intake has minimal effects on exercise-induced oxidative stress and nitric oxide production in healthy cyclists: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Lieselot Decroix (Author), Cajsa Tonoli (Author), Danusa Dias Soares (Author), Amandine Descat (Author), Marie-José D (Author), Antje R. Weseler (Author), Aalt Bast (Author), Wilhelm Stahl (Author), Elsa Heyman (Author), Romain Meeusen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Cocoa flavanols (CF) can stimulate vasodilation by improved nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities. This study aimed to examine whether acute CF intake can affect exercise-induced changes in antioxidant capacity, oxidative stress, inflammation an...