Hemodynamic and electrophysiologic effects of acute chocolate ingestion in young adults.

Am J Cardiol

Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children's Research Center, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724-5073, USA.

Published: August 1999

The purpose of this study was to determine the hemodynamic and electrophysiologic effects of acute chocolate, and hence theobromine, ingestion on the hearts of young adults. Theobromine was not found to have any cardiovascular effects on subjects in this study.

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