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Theobroma cacao has no detected effect on maximal oxygen uptake

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“According to the findings of this meta‐analysis, DC had no significant effect on VO2max (SMD = 0.14 (95% CI: −0.16 to 0.44), p = 0.36).”
Quoted verbatim from Response of VO2max to dark chocolate consumption in healthy subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 22 findings on its endpoint

Theobroma cacao

Maximal oxygen uptake

no difference found

Effect as reported

0.14standardised mean difference

CI −0.16 to 0.44

Who
Healthy adults aged 18 to 70 years (athletes and sedentary), five randomised controlled trials pooled
Dose studied
5 to 40 g per day of dark chocolate, 70% to 75% cocoa, across trials

Moderate evidencePMID 40000922 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Physiological reports
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZHYXYA8P3AG3C4Q2RNZDZ6