PMID:
Pediatr Res. 2019 Oct 1. Epub 2019 Oct 1. PMID: 31574531
Abstract Title:
Higher chocolate intake is associated with longer telomere length among adolescents.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Chocolate intake has shown cardiometabolic health benefits. Whether chocolate has any effect on cellular aging remains unknown. We aimed to test the hypothesis that higher chocolate intake is associated with longer leukocyte telomere length (LTL) in adolescents.METHODS: A total of 660 adolescents (aged 14-18 years) were included in the analysis. The chocolate intake was assessed by 7-day, 24-h dietary recalls and split into three groups, which were none,
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