Safety · Supplement
Epicatechin: side effects, safety & interactions
Very safe at food-relevant doses.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Very safe at food-relevant doses.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Epicatechin at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Epicatechin is
(-)-Epicatechin is the main flavanol in dark chocolate and green tea, sold in concentrated form for muscle and vascular effects.
The honest bottom line
Solid for vascular/blood-flow benefits as a cocoa flavanol; the myostatin muscle hype is not established. Dark chocolate delivers it cheaply.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- EpicatechinA cocoa flavanol studied for blood flow and a 'myostatin inhibitor' claim that's more marketing than muscle.Evidence grade C
- Epicatechin for Endothelial function / blood flowEvidence grade B — Cocoa flavanolsEvidence grade B
- Epicatechin for Muscle (myostatin)Evidence grade D — OverstatedEvidence grade D
- Bilberry: side effects, safety & interactionsVery safe as a food/extract; mild antiplatelet effect at high doses.Evidence grade C
Sources
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