Cocoa

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Cocoa (in the form of dark chocolate) may improve the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.[1]

In animal models, cocoa may inhibit the function of type 2 T helper cells,[2][3][4] increase intestinal T lymphocyte count, [3] and decrease secretory IgA.[5]

Cocoa was also found to significantly increase Lactobacillus casei in pigs.[4]

Chocolate contains phenylalanine, a dopamine precursor.

Mendus is running a small unblinded trial to assess cocoa in ME/CFS.[6]

Prebiotic[edit | edit source]

Some evidence suggests dark chocolate may provide benefits to the gut microbiome.[7]

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  1. ↑ Sathyapalan, Thozhukat; Beckett, Stephen; Rigby, Alan S.; Mellor, Duane D.; Atkin, Stephen L. (2010), "High cocoa polyphenol rich chocolate may reduce the burden of the symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome", Nutrition Journal, 9: 55, doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-55, ISSN 1475-2891, retrieved November 9, 2016
  2. ↑ Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Massot-Cladera, Malen; Franch, Àngels; Castellote, Cristina; Castell, Margarida (June 4, 2013), "The effects of cocoa on the immune system", Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4, doi:10.3389/fphar.2013.00071, ISSN 1663-9812, PMC 3671179, PMID 23759861, retrieved November 9, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Massot-Cladera, Malen; Franch, Àngels; Castellote, Cristina; Castell, Margarida (June 4, 2013), "The effects of cocoa on the immune system", Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4, doi:10.3389/fphar.2013.00071, ISSN 1663-9812, PMC 3671179, PMID 23759861, retrieved November 9, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jang, Saebyeol; Sun, Jianghao; Chen, Pei; Lakshman, Sukla; Molokin, Aleksey; Harnly, James; Joseph Urban, Jr; Davis, Cindy; Solano-Aguilar, Gloria (April 1, 2015), "Changes in the Intestinal Microbiota and Host Inflammatory Gene Expression in Pigs Fed a Flavanol-Enriched Cocoa Powder", The FASEB Journal, 29 (1 Supplement): 914–4, ISSN 0892-6638, retrieved November 9, 2016
  5. ↑ Ramiro-Puig, Emma; Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.; Ramos-Romero, Sara; Pérez-Berezo, Teresa; Castellote, Cristina; Permanyer, Joan; Franch, Àngels; Izquierdo-Pulido, Maria; Castell, Margarida (August 2008), "Intestinal immune system of young rats influenced by cocoa-enriched diet", The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 19 (8): 555–565, doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2007.07.002, ISSN 0955-2863, retrieved November 9, 2016
  6. ↑ The ME/CFS Dark Chocolate Study
  7. ↑ Bifidobacterium, Chocolate and CFS

T cell A type of white blood cell which is mostly produced or matured in the thymus gland (hence T-cell) and is involved in the adaptive immune response on a cellular level. Also known as a T lymphocyte. (Learn more: www.youtube.com)

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