Daily consumption of a dark chocolate containing flavanols and added sterol esters affects cardiovascular risk factors in a normotensive population with elevated cholesterol.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Journal of NutriLife

• Publication date

  2008-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1093/JN/138.4.725PMID 18356327
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