Montezuma's Bar Library, Chocolate Bars In Various Flavours, Gluten Free, 5 x 90g Bars (450g Total)

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Theobromine in cocoa was responsible for systemic and intestinal antibody concentrations and for modifying lymphocyte composition in young healthy rats According to other in vitro studies, cocoa inhibits the growth of cancer cells; however, the exact anticancer mechanisms are poorly understood [ 57, 58]. Dark chocolate improved endothelial function and increased concentration of plasmatic epicatechins in healthy adults

Write-Warning "Not disabling 'chocolatey.licensed' feed, as Chocolatey-License has not been installed." Cocoa induced vasodilation via activation of the nitric oxide system, providing a plausible mechanism for the protection that flavanol-rich foods induce against coronary eventsDown-regulation of tyrosine kinase ErbB2 and inhibition of human aortic endothelial cell growth by cocoa procyanidins Consumption of almonds alone or combined with dark chocolate under controlled-feeding conditions improved lipid profiles

Chocolatey Central Management (more components will need to be installed and additional configuration will need to be set) - https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/features/paid/chocolatey-central-managementOur first ever product was a set of chocolate bars which we called The Chocolate Library range - and we haven't stopped designing new bars since. Today The Chocolate Library has over 1000 unique designs. We are excited to let you know that The Chocolate Library bar collection is about to get a whole lot bigger! You will soon see the work of some of the UK's most talented independent designers exclusively on our artisan chocolate bars - watch this space! Habitual chocolate consumption was not associated with the risk of incident heart failure among healthy men and women A meta-analysis showed that, in the short term (2–12 weeks), dark chocolate/cocoa consumption can significantly lower total and LDL cholesterol levels, but has no effect on high-density lipoprotein HDL and triglycerides [ 73]. Similar results derive from a placebo-controlled cross-over study, in which daily consumption of cocoa flavonol-containing dark chocolate bars with added plant sterols significantly reduced serum total and LDL cholesterol [ 74]. By Christmas 2015 the demand for our chocolate sprouts became so high that it was impossible for our local chocolate supplier to make enough. This led to the decision to invest in our very own chocolate manufacturing facilities in Edinburgh. That decision has led to us being able to make our delicious handmade chocolate in small batches every day. This ensures our chocolate is always lovely and fresh and we can play around with seasonal special edition flavours. Chocolate consumption was associated with decreased risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes

We should stress that several studies evaluated the health-promoting properties of cocoa and not of chocolate itself. Cocoa ingestion decreased fatty acid synthesis and transport in liver and white adipose tissues, determining a body weight, mesenteric white adipose tissue weight and serum triacylglycerol concentrations lower in rats fed the cocoa diet than in those fed the mimetic cocoa diet Dark chocolate might also operate in combination with other nutraceuticals, and have positive effects on lipid profile. Our group has recently reported distinct effects of 24 g almond varieties on organoleptic features and on gastrointestinal function (gallbladder and gastric emptying, orocecal transit) in healthy subjects [ 71]. One 4-week crossover feeding trial among 31 overweight or obese adults determined that daily consumption of almonds (42 g/day) alone or combined with dark chocolate was beneficial for total cholesterol, low-density (LDL) lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B concentrations. The authors concluded that incorporating almonds, dark chocolate, and cocoa into a diet without exceeding energy needs could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease [ 72].

Remember I mentioned camel’s milk? Well, if you have a dairy intolerance, besides the Askinosie goat milk offering not yet available at Selfridges, you could opt for the camel’s milk bar. This will be less bitter but I’m not sure I’d opt for it unless I had to (whereas the goat’s milk was amazeballs). ChocolateyCentralManagementUrl = "https://chocolatey-central-management:24020/ChocolateyManagementService" Cocoa enhanced several measures of endothelial function (nitric oxide-dependent) to a greater degree among older, in whom endothelial function is more disturbed, than younger healthy subjects

Chocolate consumption was associated with lower risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease Results regarding the effects of cocoa/chocolate consumption on cancer are rather controversial. Early studies suggested that excess chocolate intake could be a predisposing factor to tumor development (as colorectal and breast cancer) [ 55, 56]. Tzounis et al. [ 79] conducted the first human-intervention study designed to investigate the influence of high cocoa flavanol intake on the growth of the human fecal microbiota. In particular, these authors assessed that the intake of 494 mg of cocoa flavonoids/ day for 4 weeks had a significant effect on intestinal microbiota growth. Cocoa components offer potential as antidiabetic agents, especially with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). This aspect is of particular relevance owing to the emerging worldwide epidemic of metabolic syndrome, including obesity, T2D, and dyslipidemia [ 46]. Chocolate diet-fed animals downregulated transcription levels of COX-2 and RelA and lowered the proliferation indexIn pigs, cocoa consumption, in addition to determining changes in metabolites in biofluids and tissues, as the increase in O-methyl-epicatechin glucuronide conjugates in serum, urine, and visceral adipose tissue, induced a significant increase of the abundance of Lactobacillus species from the casei group in feces and Bifidobacterium species in proximal colon contents [ 83].