• benefits of cocoa

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 7 15:09:43 2022
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    Daily Chocolate May Rescue the Brain From Cognitive Decline

    Recent evidence for the many benefits of cocoa in the aging human
    brain.

    A systematic review of the literature suggests that the molecules
    contained in cocoa may reduce cognitive decline.

    Daily chocolate consumption was inversely associated with the risk of
    death from all causes.

    The cognitive benefits of epicatechin in cocoa powder may be due to
    mechanisms of vasodilation and increased brain blood flow.

    The benefits are due to the main compounds found in cocoa and their microbiota-induced gut metabolites.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/daily-chocolate-may-rescue-the-brain-cognitive-decline

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  • From Anthk@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Sep 16 13:13:37 2022
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    On 2022-09-07, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Daily Chocolate May Rescue the Brain From Cognitive Decline

    Recent evidence for the many benefits of cocoa in the aging human
    brain.

    A systematic review of the literature suggests that the molecules
    contained in cocoa may reduce cognitive decline.

    Daily chocolate consumption was inversely associated with the risk of
    death from all causes.

    The cognitive benefits of epicatechin in cocoa powder may be due to mechanisms of vasodilation and increased brain blood flow.

    The benefits are due to the main compounds found in cocoa and their microbiota-induced gut metabolites.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/202209/daily-chocolate-may-rescue-the-brain-cognitive-decline

    How about a mix composed of cocoa+milk+coffee? (I think it's called moka).
    I mix cocoa powder, milk and coffee in a glass. Sometimes, chicory.
    It's a big booster in the mornings.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 16 10:50:58 2022
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    On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:13:37 -0000 (UTC), Anthk <anthk@disroot.org>
    wrote:

    How about a mix composed of cocoa+milk+coffee?

    Key Point: microbiota-induced gut metabolites

    But scientific awareness is somewhat clueless about what is the right
    mixture for your genetic makeup.
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    Professor Monika Flesher, a senior author of the study, explained that
    their research shows that by supporting and maintaining the beneficial
    bacteria in the gut, as well as the metabolites they produce, we may
    be able to strengthen our resistance against disturbances in our
    sleep-wake cycle. The goal of the study is to find a way to mitigate
    body clock issues for people that commonly encounter jet lags or other body-clock disruptions like erratic work schedules or lack of natural
    daytime light, something military personal like submariners may
    encounter.

    https://www.universal-sci.com/article/restoring-disturbed-sleep-cycle-with-prebiotics
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    Diet Hit A Snag? Your Gut Bacteria May Be Partly To Blame
    ...
    ...
    "We found that people who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight
    had a different gut bacteria as compared to those who did not lose 5
    percent of their body weight," Kashyap explains. Their findings are
    published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
    ...
    ...
    The successful dieters had an increased abundance of a bacteria called Phascolarctobacterium, whereas another bacteria, Dialister, was
    associated with a failure to lose the weight. And, Kashyap says it's
    likely that there are other types of bacteria that might influence
    dieting as well.

    So, how might bacteria influence weight loss? It turns out we can get
    a significant number of calories from our microbes.
    ...
    ...
    The new study suggests that certain bacteria - or mix of bacteria -
    may be more efficient at creating "extra" calories for us to digest.

    "Somewhere between 5 to 15 percent of all our calories come from that
    kind of digestion, where the microbes are providing energy for us,
    that we couldn't [otherwise] get," Blaser explains.

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/06/635362706/diet-hit-a-snag-your-gut-bacteria-may-be-partly-to-blame

    <https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(18)30148-4/abstract>

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    Scientists find new fat clues in feces

    LONDON - Scientists in Britain have found a new link between the
    diversity of bacteria in human poo - the human fecal microbiome - and
    levels of harmful types of body fat.

    In research that may help explain why excessive weight problems and
    obesity tend to run in families, the scientists said high levels of
    visceral fat - which is linked to risks of chronic disease - were
    linked to having a relatively small range of bacteria in faeces.

    People with a high diversity of bacteria in their faeces had lower
    levels of visceral fat, according to the study published on Monday in
    the journal Genome Biology.
    ....
    ....more studies were needed to understand precisely how gut microbes
    influence human health and to explore possible new ways of preventing
    obesity.

    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/09/26/scientists-find-new-fat-clues-in-feces.html

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