Cocoa

Drinking cocoa can increase your mental agility, study claims

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Drinking cocoa can increase your mental agility thanks to the presence of flavanols – chemicals that are abundant in cocoa beans.  UK and US researchers found healthy adults performed better on difficult cognitive tasks if the participants had consumed a cocoa drink containing high levels of flavanols.   After drinking flavanol-rich cocoa, participants produced a faster and greater … Read more

Cocoa ‘boosts blood circulation to legs and helps keep over 60s on their feet’

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Drinking hot chocolate could help over 60s stay on their feet after a study shows cocoa boosts blood circulation in the legs.  Those who drank a mug of cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk significantly further in a walking test at the end of the study. Cocoa is abundant … Read more