Cocoa polyphenols enhance positive mood states but not cognitive performance: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
| Autor: | Matthew P. Pase, Andrew Scholey, Marni Kras, Keith Wesnes, Con Stough, Andrew Pipingas, Karen Nolidin, Amy Gibbs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale Placebo-controlled study Affect (psychology) Placebo law.invention Beverages Cognition Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance Pharmacology Cacao Polyphenols food and beverages Middle Aged Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Mood Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology Psychomotor Performance Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychopharmacology. 27:451-458 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7285 0269-8811 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0269881112473791 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to examine the acute and sub-chronic effects of cocoa polyphenols on cognition and mood. In a randomized, double-blind study, healthy middle-aged participants received a dark chocolate drink mix standardized to contain 500 mg, 250 mg or 0 mg of polyphenols (placebo) in a parallel-groups design. Participants consumed their assigned treatment once daily for 30 days. Cognition was measured with the Cognitive Drug Research system and self-rated mood with the Bond–Lader Visual Analogue Scale. Participants were tested at baseline, at 1, 2.5 and 4 h after a single acute dose and again after receiving 30 days of treatment. In total, 72 participants completed the trial. After 30 days, the high dose of treatment significantly increased self-rated calmness and contentedness relative to placebo. Mood was unchanged by treatment acutely while cognition was unaffected by treatment at all time points. This randomized controlled trial is perhaps the first to demonstrate the positive effects of cocoa polyphenols on mood in healthy participants. This provides a rationale for exploring whether cocoa polyphenols can ameliorate the symptoms associated with clinical anxiety or depression. |
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