1. Cholesterol and blood pressure values at baseline and after 15 days of dark-chocolate and white-chocolate consumption
Characteristic
Dark chocolate before (n=10)
Dark chocolate after (n=10)
White chocolate before (n=10)
White chocolate after (n=10)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
5.4
5.0*
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
3.4
3.0†
24-hour systolic blood pressure (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) (mm Hg)
135.5
123.6‡
135.6
134.7
24-hour diastolic blood-pressure (ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring)(mm Hg)
88.0
79.6‡
87.6
87.5
*p= dark-chocolate vs baseline and white-chocolate values
†p<0.05 dark-chocolate vs baseline and white-chocolate values
‡p< dark-chocolate vs baseline and white-chocolate value
Grassi D et al. Hypertension 2005; available at