Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students

Due to its polyphenol content, cocoa's potential health effects are attracting much attention, showing, among other things, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and neuroprotective actions. However, there is very limited information regarding the effect of cocoa on human immunity....

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Autores: Rodríguez Lagunas, María José, Vicente, Filipa, Pereira, Paula, Castell, Margarida, Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Cacau
Polifenols
Hàbits alimentaris
Estudiants universitaris
Cocoa
Polyphenols
Food habits
College students
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spelling Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University StudentsRodríguez Lagunas, María JoséVicente, FilipaPereira, PaulaCastell, MargaridaPérez-Cano, Francisco J.CacauPolifenolsHàbits alimentarisEstudiants universitarisCocoaPolyphenolsFood habitsCollege studentsDue to its polyphenol content, cocoa's potential health effects are attracting much attention, showing, among other things, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and neuroprotective actions. However, there is very limited information regarding the effect of cocoa on human immunity. This study aimed to establish the relationship between cocoa consumption and health status, focusing on physical activity habits and allergy prevalence in young people. For this, a sample of 270 university students was recruited to complete a food frequency questionnaire, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and a lifestyle and health status questionnaire. The results were analysed by classifying the participants into tertiles defined according to their cocoa consumption: low (LC), moderate (MC), and high (HC) consumers. The consumption of cocoa inversely correlated with physical activity and the MC group had significantly less chronic disease frequency than the LC group. The percentage of allergic people in the MC and HC groups was lower than that in the LC group and, moreover, the cocoa intake, especially moderate consumption, was also associated with a lower presence of allergic symptoms. Thus, from these results a positive effect of cocoa intake on allergy can be suggested in the young population. View Full-Text Keywords: allergy; cacao; chocolate; food frequency questionnaire; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; young peopleMDPI2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/130737Articles publicats en revistes (Bioquímica i Fisiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24040812Molecules, 2019, vol. 24, num. 4, p. 812https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24040812cc-by (c) Rodríguez Lagunas, María José et al., 2019http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1307372026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
title Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
spellingShingle Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
Rodríguez Lagunas, María José
Cacau
Polifenols
Hàbits alimentaris
Estudiants universitaris
Cocoa
Polyphenols
Food habits
College students
title_short Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
title_full Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
title_fullStr Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
title_sort Relationship between Cocoa Intake and Healthy Status: A Pilot Study in University Students
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez Lagunas, María José
Vicente, Filipa
Pereira, Paula
Castell, Margarida
Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.
author Rodríguez Lagunas, María José
author_facet Rodríguez Lagunas, María José
Vicente, Filipa
Pereira, Paula
Castell, Margarida
Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.
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Pereira, Paula
Castell, Margarida
Pérez-Cano, Francisco J.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cacau
Polifenols
Hàbits alimentaris
Estudiants universitaris
Cocoa
Polyphenols
Food habits
College students
topic Cacau
Polifenols
Hàbits alimentaris
Estudiants universitaris
Cocoa
Polyphenols
Food habits
College students
description Due to its polyphenol content, cocoa's potential health effects are attracting much attention, showing, among other things, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and neuroprotective actions. However, there is very limited information regarding the effect of cocoa on human immunity. This study aimed to establish the relationship between cocoa consumption and health status, focusing on physical activity habits and allergy prevalence in young people. For this, a sample of 270 university students was recruited to complete a food frequency questionnaire, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and a lifestyle and health status questionnaire. The results were analysed by classifying the participants into tertiles defined according to their cocoa consumption: low (LC), moderate (MC), and high (HC) consumers. The consumption of cocoa inversely correlated with physical activity and the MC group had significantly less chronic disease frequency than the LC group. The percentage of allergic people in the MC and HC groups was lower than that in the LC group and, moreover, the cocoa intake, especially moderate consumption, was also associated with a lower presence of allergic symptoms. Thus, from these results a positive effect of cocoa intake on allergy can be suggested in the young population. View Full-Text Keywords: allergy; cacao; chocolate; food frequency questionnaire; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; young people
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