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  Cocoa flavanols protect the heart by promoting new blood vessel growth, study shows
 August 2, 2010

A new study by cardiologists and researchers at UCSF found that high concentrations of cocoa flavanols—natural compounds found in apples, grapes, tea, cocoa and cherries—decrease blood pressure and improve the health of blood vessels in patients with heart disease. The UCSF team showed for the first time that increasing angiogenesis-promoting cells in the blood is one of the possible mechanisms of flavanol's heart benefit. Findings are published in the July 13, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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