Dosage · Supplement
Cocoa Flavanols: dosage and how to take it
~500 mg cocoa flavanols/day, standardized.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
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How much to take
~500 mg cocoa flavanols/day from a standardized supplement or high-flavanol cocoa; dark chocolate is a weak, sugary source.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Cocoa Flavanols; consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
They boost nitric-oxide-mediated vasodilation, improving endothelial function and blood flow, including to the brain.
Bottom line
A real vascular benefit from cocoa flavanols — but get them from a standardized source, not a candy bar. ~500 mg/day.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- ~500 mg cocoa flavanols/day, standardized.
Goes with
- Cocoa FlavanolsFull Cocoa Flavanols monographEvidence grade B
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
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- Cocoa Flavanols for Cognition / brain blood flowEvidence grade C — EmergingEvidence grade C
- Cocoa Flavanols for Endothelial functionEvidence grade B — Flow-mediated dilationEvidence grade B
- Cocoa Flavanols for HypertensionEvidence grade B — ModestEvidence grade B
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