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Theobroma cacao decreases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowersStrong evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The overall analysis of the effect of cocoa consumption on blood pressure involved 22 studies (n = 1224) and showed a reduction in SBP of −2.52 mmHg (95% CI −4.17 to −0.88 mmHg) and a reduction in DBP of −1.58 mmHg (95% CI −2.54 to −0.62 mmHg).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Cocoa Consumption on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
This finding among the 88 findings on its endpoint

Theobroma cacao

Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowers

Effect as reported

−2.52mean difference

CI −4.17 to −0.88

Who
n = 1,224 · Adults aged 18 or over, healthy or with cardiometabolic risk factors; 22 pooled randomised trials of 4 weeks or longer
Dose studied
daily cocoa intake 1.4 to 50.0 g across trials

Strong evidencePMID 38931273 · 2024

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
1,224
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strongthis finding
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  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrients
What else it reported5 findings · 0 compounds · 5 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZHYW788ZBJZBD5H27VSDGR