The Effect Of Flavanol-rich Cocoa On The FMRI Response To A Cognitive Task In Healthy Young People
Effect | Increase |
Trial Design | Double blind |
Trial Length | 1-7 Days |
Number of Subjects | 16 |
Sex | Female |
Age Range | 18-29 |
Body Types | Average |
Supplementation of 172mg cocoa flavanols daily for 5 days prior to cognitive testing failed to find any modifications to cognitive fatigue or attention processing yet improved cerebral oxygenation and blood flow at 2-4 hours post ingestion (peak at 2 hours, returned to baseline at 6 hours.