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Cocoa may offset impact</h1><div data-preamp="social-proof-lessons"></div><div data-testid="byline"><section data-testid="byline" class="css-19y29pm"><div class="css-1q67gt9"><div class="css-1edxg1f"><img src="//i0.wp.com/post.medicalnewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/04/Robby-Potrait-Trimmed-BW.png?w=105&h=105" alt=""/></div></div><div><span><span><span><span>Written by <a class="css-90fpmc css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robby Berman</a></span></span></span></span><span> on November 25, 2024</span> — <span tabindex="0" role="button" class="css-st6t3g">Fact checked </span><span>by </span><span><span><span><span><a class="css-90fpmc css-ro87dg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kelsey Costa, MS, RDN</a></span></span></span></span></div></section></div><div><article class="article-body css-d2znx6 undefined"><div class="css-12va8w7"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div></div><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><div><figure class="css-z8zrn2"><span class="css-rwmw5v"><span class="css-tx1uqz"><picture class="css-16pk1is"><source srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/mug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg 750w" media="(min-width: 1190px)"/><source srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/mug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg 750w" media="(min-width: 990px)"/><source srcSet="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/mug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg 879w" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/mug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg" alt="person in green jumper holding white mug of cocoa" class="css-1jytyml"/></picture></span><hl-share-overlay class="css-18moxll"><a class="icon-hl-pinterest css-ps2kh1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-event="Any Page|Image Pinterest Click|Icon Clicked" data-element-event="OPEN|CONTENTBLOCK|Any Page|Article Body|BUTTON|Image Widget Pinterest Click|" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicalnewstoday.com%2Farticles%2Fcraving-fatty-foods-when-stressed-cocoa-may-offset-impact&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.post.rvohealth.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2024%2F11%2Fmug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg&description=Cocoa%20drink%20may%20relieve%20stress%2C%20protect%20against%20impact%20of%20fatty%20foods" title="Share on Pinterest" data-pin-custom="true" data-share-url="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/mug-cocoa-1296x728-header-1024x576.jpg"><span class="css-8yl26h">Share on Pinterest</span></a></hl-share-overlay></span><figcaption class="css-13b3g0x">Cocoa drinks may help relieve stress while offsetting the negative impact of fatty foods that many of us turn to when stressed. Image credit: Grace Cary/Getty Images.</figcaption></figure></div></div><div><ul><li><strong>If you eat fatty comfort foods during stressful times, drinking cocoa may help you bounce back more quickly from the effects of stress, a new study suggests.</strong></li><li><strong>Stress takes a toll on the body, at least temporarily, and eating fatty foods before or during stress may cause the body to require more time to recover.</strong></li><li><strong>Cocoa contains flavonoids that appear to protect vascular function from temporary impairment caused by stress, which can result in high blood pressure and other issues.</strong></li></ul></div><div><div data-preamp="serena-chatbot"></div></div><div><p>Drinking cocoa may help us recover more quickly from the physiological effects of stress, despite high-fat comfort foods we may turn to in such times. This is according to a new study from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.</p></div><div><p>The authors of the study — which appears in <em><a href="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/fo/d4fo03834g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">Food & Function</a></em> — have previously shown that consuming fatty foods may negatively affect <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1275708/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">vascular function</a> and reduce <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/3969" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">cortical oxygenation</a> during stressful situations, and inhibit the body’s subsequent recovery.</p></div><div><p><strong>Cocoa contains a <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/flavanols" class="content-link css-90fpmc">flavanol</a>, epicatechin, that relaxes blood vessels’ endothelial cell layer, improving their function and addressing <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159283" class="content-link css-90fpmc">elevated blood pressure</a>, which is a common reaction to stress.</strong></p></div><div class="css-20w1gi"><aside class="css-0 css-0" data-testid="sticky-inline-ad" data-sticky="false"><div><div data-empty="true" class="css-1sq15os"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="inline2__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="inline2__slot" data-ad="true" class="css-1t05dkn"></div></div></div></aside></div></div><div class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Cocoa-drink-consumption-linked-to-better-stress-response">Cocoa drink consumption linked to better stress response</a></div></h2><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>For the current study, the researchers recruited 23 young, healthy men and women. Each partook of a high-fat meal accompanied by either a high- or low-epicatechin cocoa drink an hour and a half before undergoing an 8-minute mental stress task.</p></div><div><p>Their vascular function was assessed by measuring their brachial flow-mediated dilation, referring to how much an artery can widen in the event of increased blood flow. This was done at the start of the trial and then 30 and 90 minutes after the stress task.</p></div><div><p><strong>For the high-epicatechin group, the 30-minute flow-mediated dilation measurement was lower, and it had already significantly improved by 90 minutes, indicating a quicker recovery from the effects of stress.</strong></p></div><div><p>Other effects of stress were measured, including prefrontal cortical oxygenation, forearm blood flow, blood pressure, cardiovascular activity, common carotid artery diameter and blood flow, and mood. No differences were seen between high- and low-epicatechin groups for these measurements.</p></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Why-do-fatty-foods-make-stress-worse">Why do fatty foods make stress worse?</a></div></h2><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>While high-fat foods may be tasty and comforting, the researchers’ previous work strongly suggests that if a person is looking to recover from the ill effects of stress, it is actually best to avoid such food items.</p></div><div><p>This is especially true for people who have stressful jobs or who experience stress regularly.</p></div><div><p>The study’s corresponding author, <a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/sportex/rendeiro-catarina.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">Catarina Rendeiro, PhD</a>, lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Birmingham, U.K., told <em>Medical News Today</em> that:</p></div><div><blockquote class="is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow css-34gtoi"><p>“Highly stressful jobs can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4523692/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">up to 40%</a> in comparison to individuals that are free from those stressors. This is probably, at least partially, due to the constant impairments in vascular function from stress that likely become more permanent impairments.”</p></blockquote></div><div><p><a href="https://www.memorialcare.org/providers/cheng-han-chen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">Cheng-Han Chen, MD</a>, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and medical director of the Structural Heart Program at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA, who was not involved in the study, listed the possible effects of long-term stress for a person who does not have time to recover between events.</p></div><div><p>He noted that “having elevated levels of stress over prolonged periods of time can result in chronic increases in stress hormones, inflammation, and blood pressure, which could then lead to cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension, heart attack, or stroke.”</p></div><div><p><strong><strong>Rendeiro pointed out that a minor decrease in <strong>flow-mediated dilation</strong> may equate to a significant increase in a person’s cardiovascular disease risk.</strong></strong></p></div><div class="css-20w1gi"><aside class="css-0 css-0" data-testid="sticky-inline-ad" data-sticky="false"><div><div data-empty="true" class="css-1sq15os"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="inline7__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="inline7__slot" data-ad="true" class="css-1t05dkn"></div></div></div></aside></div></div><div class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Why-cocoa-flavanols-may-offset-the-impact-of-stress">Why cocoa flavanols may offset the impact of stress</a></div></h2><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>According to Rendeiro, it is not entirely clear why fat consumption delays the recovery of flow-mediated dilation following mental stress, although there is evidence of <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/high-triglycerides-symptoms" class="content-link css-90fpmc">increased triglycerides</a> and <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322138" class="content-link css-90fpmc">C-reactive protein</a> levels in blood several hours after consuming fatty foods.</p></div><div><p>Elevated levels of these reduce endothelium-derived nitric oxide, impairing endothelial function. This may be why cocoa helps.</p></div><div><p><strong><a href="http://entirelynourished.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-90fpmc">Michelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN</a>, a preventive cardiology dietitian and heart health expert at EntirelyNourished, who was likewise not involved in the study, posited that cocoa flavanols “may help reduce recovery time from stress regardless of eating fatty foods due to their ability to increase nitric oxide levels.”</strong></p></div><div><p>Rendeiro similarly noted that epicatechin in cocoa enhances “the availability of vasodilator […] nitric oxide, which is known to improve vascular function.”</p></div><div><p>“Flavanols,” explained Routhenstein, “are a type of flavonoid, a group of plant compounds known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Other sources of flavanols include green tea, the skins of apples, berries, and grapes.”</p></div><div><p>There are also indications, Rendeiro said, that “triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles may cause direct injury to the vascular wall. Alternatively, fat consumption may induce endothelial dysfunction indirectly by increasing oxidative stress.”</p></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div class="css-1avyp1d"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><h2><div><a class="chartbeat-section" name="Cocoa-green-tea-and-berries-may-all-help-counteract-stress">Cocoa, green tea, and berries may all help counteract stress</a></div></h2><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><div><p>The researchers found, however, that cocoa appeared to have no beneficial effect on the restriction of brain oxygenation due to stress.</p></div><div><p>“Stress-induced changes in brain blood flow could result in cognitive changes such as difficulty concentrating, difficulty in memory, impaired decision-making, or even changes in mood,” Chen explained.</p></div><div><p>Even so, the study’s findings regarding cocoa are welcome.</p></div><div><p>“The good news,” concluded Rendeiro, “is that, when you’re stressed, if you can’t help 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This is according to a new study from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom."},{"tagName":"p","source":"The authors of the study — which appears in \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/fo/d4fo03834g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eFood \u0026 Function\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e — have previously shown that consuming fatty foods may negatively affect \u003ca href=\"https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1275708/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003evascular function\u003c/a\u003e and reduce \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/18/3969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003ecortical oxygenation\u003c/a\u003e during stressful situations, and inhibit the body’s subsequent recovery."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003cstrong\u003eCocoa contains a \u003ca href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/flavanols\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eflavanol\u003c/a\u003e, epicatechin, that relaxes blood vessels’ endothelial cell layer, improving their function and addressing \u003ca href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159283\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eelevated blood pressure\u003c/a\u003e, which is a common reaction to stress.\u003c/strong\u003e"}]},{"id":"Cocoa-drink-consumption-linked-to-better-stress-response","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Cocoa drink consumption linked to better stress response"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"For the current study, the researchers recruited 23 young, healthy men and women. Each partook of a high-fat meal accompanied by either a high- or low-epicatechin cocoa drink an hour and a half before undergoing an 8-minute mental stress task."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Their vascular function was assessed by measuring their brachial flow-mediated dilation, referring to how much an artery can widen in the event of increased blood flow. This was done at the start of the trial and then 30 and 90 minutes after the stress task."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003cstrong\u003eFor the high-epicatechin group, the 30-minute flow-mediated dilation measurement was lower, and it had already significantly improved by 90 minutes, indicating a quicker recovery from the effects of stress.\u003c/strong\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"Other effects of stress were measured, including prefrontal cortical oxygenation, forearm blood flow, blood pressure, cardiovascular activity, common carotid artery diameter and blood flow, and mood. No differences were seen between high- and low-epicatechin groups for these measurements."}]},{"id":"Why-do-fatty-foods-make-stress-worse","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Why do fatty foods make stress worse?"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"While high-fat foods may be tasty and comforting, the researchers’ previous work strongly suggests that if a person is looking to recover from the ill effects of stress, it is actually best to avoid such food items."},{"tagName":"p","source":"This is especially true for people who have stressful jobs or who experience stress regularly."},{"tagName":"p","source":"The study’s corresponding author, \u003ca href=\"https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/sportex/rendeiro-catarina.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eCatarina Rendeiro, PhD\u003c/a\u003e, lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Birmingham, U.K., told \u003cem\u003eMedical News Today\u003c/em\u003e that:"},{"tagName":"blockquote","attributes":{"className":"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow css-34gtoi"},"source":"\u003cp\u003e“Highly stressful jobs can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4523692/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eup to 40%\u003c/a\u003e in comparison to individuals that are free from those stressors. This is probably, at least partially, due to the constant impairments in vascular function from stress that likely become more permanent impairments.”\u003c/p\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.memorialcare.org/providers/cheng-han-chen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eCheng-Han Chen, MD\u003c/a\u003e, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and medical director of the Structural Heart Program at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA, who was not involved in the study, listed the possible effects of long-term stress for a person who does not have time to recover between events."},{"tagName":"p","source":"He noted that “having elevated levels of stress over prolonged periods of time can result in chronic increases in stress hormones, inflammation, and blood pressure, which could then lead to cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension, heart attack, or stroke.”"},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRendeiro pointed out that a minor decrease in \u003cstrong\u003eflow-mediated dilation\u003c/strong\u003e may equate to a significant increase in a person’s cardiovascular disease risk.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e"}]},{"id":"Why-cocoa-flavanols-may-offset-the-impact-of-stress","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Why cocoa flavanols may offset the impact of stress"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"According to Rendeiro, it is not entirely clear why fat consumption delays the recovery of flow-mediated dilation following mental stress, although there is evidence of \u003ca href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/high-triglycerides-symptoms\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eincreased triglycerides\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322138\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eC-reactive protein\u003c/a\u003e levels in blood several hours after consuming fatty foods."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Elevated levels of these reduce endothelium-derived nitric oxide, impairing endothelial function. This may be why cocoa helps."},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://entirelynourished.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-90fpmc\"\u003eMichelle Routhenstein, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN\u003c/a\u003e, a preventive cardiology dietitian and heart health expert at EntirelyNourished, who was likewise not involved in the study, posited that cocoa flavanols “may help reduce recovery time from stress regardless of eating fatty foods due to their ability to increase nitric oxide levels.”\u003c/strong\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"Rendeiro similarly noted that epicatechin in cocoa enhances “the availability of vasodilator […] nitric oxide, which is known to improve vascular function.”"},{"tagName":"p","source":"“Flavanols,” explained Routhenstein, “are a type of flavonoid, a group of plant compounds known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Other sources of flavanols include green tea, the skins of apples, berries, and grapes.”"},{"tagName":"p","source":"There are also indications, Rendeiro said, that “triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles may cause direct injury to the vascular wall. Alternatively, fat consumption may induce endothelial dysfunction indirectly by increasing oxidative stress.”"}]},{"id":"Cocoa-green-tea-and-berries-may-all-help-counteract-stress","isCollapsable":false,"header":["Cocoa, green tea, and berries may all help counteract stress"],"body":[{"tagName":"p","source":"The researchers found, however, that cocoa appeared to have no beneficial effect on the restriction of brain oxygenation due to stress."},{"tagName":"p","source":"“Stress-induced changes in brain blood flow could result in cognitive changes such as difficulty concentrating, difficulty in memory, impaired decision-making, or even changes in mood,” Chen explained."},{"tagName":"p","source":"Even so, the study’s findings regarding cocoa are welcome."},{"tagName":"p","source":"“The good news,” concluded Rendeiro, “is that, when you’re stressed, if you can’t help but reach for the fatty food, by adding a healthy flavanol rich food to that meal, you can minimize the effects of stress and fat combined in vascular function.”"},{"tagName":"p","source":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe study notes that you can consume 5.5 tablespoons of unprocessed cocoa, 2 cups of green tea, or 300 grams of berries to obtain a similar amount of beneficial flavanols as used in the study.\u003c/strong\u003e"},{"tagName":"p","source":"“We wouldn’t encourage people to eat the fatty foods in the context of stress to start with, but in situations in which it happens, you have an additional dietary strategy that you can use to mitigate those effects,” the corresponding author advised."}]}],"hasAffiliateLinks":false,"affiliates":[],"propsFor":{"articleResources":[],"byline":{"authors":[{"id":882,"name":{"display":"Robby Berman","first":"Robby","last":"Berman"},"link":"/authors/robby-berman","type":{"value":"author","label":"Author"},"nid":"","specialties":[],"guestTitle":"","bio":{"text":"\u003cp\u003eWhile attempting to establish himself as a recording artist, Robby inadvertently launched himself instead into a career as a technical writer for companies that make musical instruments and recording equipment. 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