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According to research, cocoa lowers blood pressure and vascular stiffness

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According to research from the University of Surrey, cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when these factors are already elevated.

The journal “Frontiers in Nutrition” published the study’s findings.

Previous research has shown that cocoa flavanols can lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness just as effectively as some blood pressure medications. However, because previous research in this area was done in strictly regulated experimental settings, it is still unknown how effective flavanols are in lowering blood pressure in daily life.

By lowering blood pressure when it is not elevated, Surrey’s new research allays worries that using cocoa to treat high blood pressure might be harmful to one’s health. This opens the door for its potential use in clinical settings. Using flavanols, a substance present in cocoa, to reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in people outside of clinical settings was the goal of the first study of its kind.

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Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Surrey, Christian Heiss, stated: “It is critical that we research novel approaches to treat such conditions because high blood pressure and arterial stiffness increase a person’s risk of heart disease and strokes.

“We need to test if the results previously reported in laboratory settings safely translate into real-world settings, with people going about their everyday lives,” says the study. “Before we even consider introducing cocoa into clinical practises.”

Eleven healthy participants took six cocoa flavanol capsules or six placebo capsules containing brown sugar on alternate days over the course of several days. An upper arm blood pressure monitor and a finger clip that measures pulse wave velocity (PWV), a metric for arterial stiffness, were given to the participants.

Before taking the capsules, every 30 minutes for the first three hours, then hourly for the following nine hours, blood pressure and PWV measurements were made. Researchers discovered that participants’ blood pressure and arterial stiffness were only reduced if they had high blood pressure; when their blood pressure was low in the morning, there was no effect.

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It’s noteworthy that effects were for the first time discovered eight hours after cocoa consumption. The second peak may be the result of the gut bacteria’s metabolising of cocoa flavanols, according to researchers.

Prof. Heiss continued, “It is undeniable that cocoa flavanols have beneficial effects on our cardiovascular system, particularly blood vessel function and blood pressure. Doctors frequently worry that some blood pressure medications may on occasion lower blood pressure too much.”

“Our findings suggest that cocoa flavanols only lower blood pressure when it is elevated. Working with the participants’ personal health technologies demonstrated the daily variability of blood pressure and arterial stiffness as well as the contribution of personal health monitors to the design and delivery of efficient individualised care.”

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Lady Gaga pens note after earning two Grammy nominations, shares pic with Bruno Mars: ‘I’m so grateful for these’

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Lady Gaga pens note after earning two Grammy nominations, shares pic with Bruno Mars: ‘I’m so grateful for these’

Die With A Smile is nominated in two categories: Song of the Year and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance. So far, she has won 13 Grammys.

Pop icon Lady Gaga is extremely grateful for receiving two Grammy Award nominations. She scored two nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards for her Bruno Mars duet Die With A Smile. (Also Read | Grammy Awards 2025 nominations: Check out full list here)

Taking to Instagram, Lady Gaga wrote, “I’m so grateful for these 2 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS! Because of our amazing fans, we are so blessed to be nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo recording for Die With A Smile!! @recordingacademy We love y’all! Monsters and Hooligans did that!”

Reacting to the nominations, Gaga not only penned a gratitude note but also shared a picture with her collaborator Bruno Mars. Die With A Smile is nominated in two categories: Song of the Year and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance. Gaga has now received 38 nominations total and 13 Grammy wins.

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Beyonce received the most nominations. This time she leads the pack with 11 nominations for her genre-blending album Cowboy Carter, which is set to compete in major categories including Record, Song, and Album of the Year, according to Variety.

Beyonce, who already holds the record for the most Grammy wins by any artist, has secured nominations in pop, rap, country, and Americana categories. Other major contenders include Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone, each with seven nominations.

Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift follow closely with six nominations each.

Here are the nominees for the big four categories:

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Album of the Year

1. Andre 3000 – New Blue Sun

2. Beyonce – Cowboy Carter

3. Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft

4. Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

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5. Charli XCX – Brat

6. Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4

7. Sabrina Carpenter – Short N’ Sweet

8. Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

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Record of the Year

1. The Beatles – “Now and Then”

2. Beyonce – “Texas Hold ‘Em”

3. Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”

4. Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”

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5. Charli XCX – “360”

6. Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

7. Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”

8. Taylor Swift – “Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)”

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Song of the Year

1. Beyonce – “Texas Hold ‘Em”

2. Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”

3. Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga – “Die with a Smile”

4. Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”

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5. Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

6. Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”

7. Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

8. Taylor Swift – “Fortnight (ft. Post Malone)”

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Best New Artist

1. Benson Boone

2. Chappell Roan

3. Doechii

4. Khruangbin

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5. Raye

6. Sabrina Carpenter

7. Shaboozey

8. Teddy Swims

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The 67th Grammy Awards will take place on February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honouring music released between September 16, 2023, and August 30, 2024. (ANI)

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