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• Literature Review

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  @evan-hinkle said in Effects of 2-year cocoa extract supplementation on inflammaging biomarkers in older US adults:

  There was one in particular that was mentioned at a dose of 80mg, (so it seemed like the researchers thought it was particularly significant).

  I would not put too much credence in 80 mg. The study below shows that 70% cocoa dark chocolate consumption can benefit verbal episodic memory two hours post consumption in healthy young adults relative to a white chocolate control. These findings support the notion that everyday available portions (35 g or 35,000 mg) of dark chocolate can confer benefits to the brain in healthy consumers.

  Beneficial Effects of Dark Chocolate for Episodic Memory in Healthy Young Adults: A Parallel-Groups Acute Intervention with a White Chocolate Control (2020)

  I suspect that the 80mg was used for safety reasons. Perhaps to get the study approved. 🙄

• Ray Peat Resources

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  @ThinPicking ok

• Not Medical Advice

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  @jamezb46
  I agree that lean is the way to go, but achieving fat loss requires that fat be metabolized for energy when in said deficit. I don't know if aspirin may cause a great slowing of this by keeping the switch turned to carb burning.

  I'm also not sure how much of a deficit is safe without causing issues with thyroid and stress hormones, but that's a whole story I suppose.

• Products

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  So my own experience is that it works and definitely reaches the brain. It will probably help if you are suffering from depression and/or recovering from taking SRIs like Haidut suggested in one interview but it won't have any "general" health effect, it's not some nutrient you would be deficient in. It just makes you very relaxed after a few hours.

• The Kitchen

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  @sunsunsun I should call her

• The Gym

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  @sunsunsun overkill, but I haven't tried it. If you feel good on it, great, but if you feel nothing, it's probably because you are a young lad, and you don't need any of this - just adding this stuff creates imbalances as @beriberi said.