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Cocoa is very famousto make many desserts and chocolate. Cocoa has several benefits and is enriched with flavonoid. Also, cocoa can increase the memory, and attention and reduce weakness and anxiety in adults [1], [2], [3].
[1] Martín, M. A., Goya, L., & de Pascual-Teresa, S. (2020). Effect of Cocoa and Cocoa Products on Cognitive Performance in Young Adults. Nutrients, 12(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123691
[2] Sokolov, A., Pavlova, M., Klosterhalfen, S., &Enck, P. (2013). Chocolate and the brain: Neurobiological impact of cocoa flavanols on cognition and behavior. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.06.013
[3] Boolani, A., Lindheimer, J. B., Loy, B. D., Crozier, S., & O’Connor, P. J. (2017). Acute effects of brewed cocoa consumption on attention, motivation to perform cognitive work and feelings of anxiety, energy and fatigue: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover experiment. BMC Nutrition, 3(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-016-0117-z
