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Chocolatecanboostexerciseendurance,
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epicatechin,resultedinagreaterendurancecapacityinmiceduringexercise.
Thisisbecausethecomponentinducedstructuralandmetabolicchangesintheanimalsskeletal
andcardiacmuscles,saidthescientistsfromUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.
Themajorityofscienceintothepotentialbenefitsofcocoahasrevolvedaroundcardiovascular
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Inthestudy,twentyfiveoneyearoldmalemicewereexaminedover15daystoexaminethe
effectthatepicatechinintakehadonfactorssuchasthemicesexerciseperformance,muscle
fatigue,capillarityandmitochondrialbiogenesis.
Thiswasdonebyexaminingtheanimalshindlimbandheartmuscles.
Themicewererandomisedintotwogroups.Onegroupwasgivensmall1mgliquiddosesof
epicatechintwiceadayandaseparatecontrolgroupofmicedrankthesameamountinwater.
Thetwoepicatechinandwaterconditionswerethensplitintotwofurthergroups,inwhichhalfof
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After15days,allfourofthegroupstookpartinamuchmoreintensivetreadmillexercise.
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Significantincreaseswereobservedintreadmillperformance(50percent)andenhanced
musclefatigueresistance(30percent)fortheepicatechingroup,claimtheresearchers.
AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,eventhecontrolmicethathadlightlyexercisedgrewtired
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Chocolatecanboostexerciseendurance,saysstudy

Thecombinationofepicatechinandexerciseresultedinfurtherincreasesinoxidative
phosphorylationcomplexesproteins,mitofilin,porin,andcapillaritythantheepicatechincondition
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musclesreceptorsorskewingthebodysresponse.
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Source:UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego
L.Nogueira,I.RamirezSanchez,G.A.Perkins,A.Murphy,P.RTaub,G.Ceballos,F.J.
Villarreal,M.C.Hogan,M.H.Malek
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