“Food choices during stressful periods often worsen ... However, this shouldn’t be taken as “hot cocoa and chocolate are always good for you.” These foods contain a number of other ...

and either a high-flavanol cocoa or a low-flavanol cocoa drink. Following a rest period, we asked the participants to complete a mental maths test which increased in speed for eight minutes, alerting ...

The problem is when consumed as bars or in a mug of hot chocolate it ... and either a high-flavanol cocoa or a low-flavanol cocoa drink. After an eight-minute rest period participants were ...

"can help us make more informed decisions about what we eat and drink during stressful periods." Rendeiro also recommends high-quality, minimally processed cocoa powder. In addition to lowering ...

while flavanols – found in abundance in cocoa and green tea – can protect this function during periods of everyday stress. Dr Catarina Rendeiro, assistant professor in nutritional sciences at ...