@article {Engler:March 2006:0029-6643:109, author = "Engler, Mary B.", author = "Engler, Marguerite M.", title = "The Emerging Role of Flavonoid-Rich Cocoa and Chocolate in Cardiovascular Health and Disease", journal = "Nutrition Reviews", volume = "64", year = "March 2006", abstract = "Cocoa and chocolate have recently been found to be rich plant-derived sources of antioxidant flavonoids with beneficial cardiovascular properties. These favorable physiological effects include: antioxidant activity, vasodilation and blood pressure reduction, inhibition of platelet activity, and decreased inflammation. Increasing evidence from experimental and clinical studies using cocoa-derived products and chocolate suggest an important role for these high-flavanol-containing foods in heart and vascular protection.", pages = "109-118(10)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ilsi/nure/2006/00000064/00000003/art00002" doi = "doi:10.1301/nr.2006.mar.109-118" }