Flavanol-rich chocolate could improve skin from within

By Stephen Daniells


16/05/2006 - Cocoa beverages and food rich in flavanols could thicken
skin and reduce reddening by 25 per cent, say German scientists -
research sure to be welcomed by Europe's burgeoning oral beauty
products sector.

Growing awareness of the link between diet and health, and by extension
physical appearance, means that many consumers are receptive to the
concept of 'beauty from within'.
Indeed, a recent Datamonitor report predicted the overall European
cosmeceuticals market to grow to $4.4bn (=803.4bn) in 2009, up 5 per
cent from today. This includes all cosmetic products containing at
least one bio-active ingredient for the skin.

The new research from Germany that links skin health to cocoa flavanols
could well be readily accepted by the female-dominated consumer base.
The same Datamonitor report said that 63.7 per cent of women over the
age of 50 are prepared to spend more on cosmeceuticals.

"This study demonstrates that the regular consumption of a beverage
rich in flavanols can confer substantial photoprotection as well as
help maintain skin health by improving skin structure and function,"
wrote the researchers in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition (Vol
136, pp 1565-1569).

Led by Wilhelm Stahl from the Heinrich-Heine university in Dusseldorf,
the researchers supplemented the regular diet of 24 female volunteers
with healthy, normal skin with either a high flavanol (326 milligrams
per day) or low flavanol (27 milligrams per day) cocoa powder drink
(dissolved in water). Both flavanol powders were provided by Mars.

Women were advised to continue their normal dietary habits, while other
dietary supplements were not to be taken during the 12-week
intervention trial. Sunbathing and use of tanning beds was also
forbidden.

On three separate occasions (weeks 0, 6, and 12), the skin of
volunteers was exposed to 1.25 times the UV irradiation dose required
to redden the skin (erythema) on the back and shoulder region.

The researchers found that the group receiving the high flavanol cocoa
beverage had a reduction in skin response to the UV radiation of 15 per
cent after week 6, and 25 per cent after week 12, compared to baseline.
The low flavanol receiving group did not affect UV sensitivity.

"We showed here for the first time, to our knowledge, that dietary
intervention with a cocoa beverage rich in flavanols decreased the
sensitivity of human skin toward UV light, which was determined by the
degree of erythema," wrote the researchers.

In addition to the reduction in sensitivity, the researchers also
observed an increase in subcutaneous blood flow for the high flavanol
group, as well as improving skin texture by increasing skin density (16
per cent), skin thickness (12 per cent), and skin hydration (28 per
cent), compared to baseline. No significant changes were observed in
the low flavanol group.

Polyphenols, such as the catechins found in cocoa, are reported to
absorb UV light, which may contribute to the reduction in UV
sensitivity. The compounds are also capable of scavenging reactive
oxygen species (ROS) that are formed during photo-oxidation.

The main flavanols found in the high flavanol beverage were epicatechin
(61 milligrams per day) and catechins (20 mg/d), while the low flavanol
drink contained about one tenth these concentrations.

"These amounts [in the high flavanol beverage] are similar to those
found in 100 grams of dark chocolate," explained the researchers.

The mechanisms by which the cocoa flavanols improve skin texture are
not known, but Prof Stahl and his colleagues suggest that the
flavanol-mediated rise in skin blood flow is likely to improve the
appearance of the skin.

This research is in-line with previous animal studies that reported tea
flavanols could inhibit UV-induced skin reddening, but Co-author Prof
Helmut Sies, also from the Heinrich-Heine University, stressed to
NutraIngredients.com that this is the first such study to show a
benefit in a human trial, and said that research in this area was
continuing.




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My pain doctor told me that Dove chocolate is the only one with
flavanoids.  So she told me if I wanted chocolate that was the best to
eat!

~ Krista

ironjustice@aol.com wrote:
> Flavanol-rich chocolate could improve skin from within
>
> By Stephen Daniells
>
>
> 16/05/2006 - Cocoa beverages and food rich in flavanols could thicken
> skin and reduce reddening by 25 per cent, say German scientists -
> research sure to be welcomed by Europe's burgeoning oral beauty
> products sector.
>
> Growing awareness of the link between diet and health, and by extension
> physical appearance, means that many consumers are receptive to the
> concept of 'beauty from within'.
> Indeed, a recent Datamonitor report predicted the overall European
> cosmeceuticals market to grow to $4.4bn (=803.4bn) in 2009, up 5 per
> cent from today. This includes all cosmetic products containing at
> least one bio-active ingredient for the skin.
>
> The new research from Germany that links skin health to cocoa flavanols
> could well be readily accepted by the female-dominated consumer base.
> The same Datamonitor report said that 63.7 per cent of women over the
> age of 50 are prepared to spend more on cosmeceuticals.
>
> "This study demonstrates that the regular consumption of a beverage
> rich in flavanols can confer substantial photoprotection as well as
> help maintain skin health by improving skin structure and function,"
> wrote the researchers in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition (Vol
> 136, pp 1565-1569).
>
> Led by Wilhelm Stahl from the Heinrich-Heine university in Dusseldorf,
> the researchers supplemented the regular diet of 24 female volunteers
> with healthy, normal skin with either a high flavanol (326 milligrams
> per day) or low flavanol (27 milligrams per day) cocoa powder drink
> (dissolved in water). Both flavanol powders were provided by Mars.
>
> Women were advised to continue their normal dietary habits, while other
> dietary supplements were not to be taken during the 12-week
> intervention trial. Sunbathing and use of tanning beds was also
> forbidden.
>
> On three separate occasions (weeks 0, 6, and 12), the skin of
> volunteers was exposed to 1.25 times the UV irradiation dose required
> to redden the skin (erythema) on the back and shoulder region.
>
> The researchers found that the group receiving the high flavanol cocoa
> beverage had a reduction in skin response to the UV radiation of 15 per
> cent after week 6, and 25 per cent after week 12, compared to baseline.
> The low flavanol receiving group did not affect UV sensitivity.
>
> "We showed here for the first time, to our knowledge, that dietary
> intervention with a cocoa beverage rich in flavanols decreased the
> sensitivity of human skin toward UV light, which was determined by the
> degree of erythema," wrote the researchers.
>
> In addition to the reduction in sensitivity, the researchers also
> observed an increase in subcutaneous blood flow for the high flavanol
> group, as well as improving skin texture by increasing skin density (16
> per cent), skin thickness (12 per cent), and skin hydration (28 per
> cent), compared to baseline. No significant changes were observed in
> the low flavanol group.
>
> Polyphenols, such as the catechins found in cocoa, are reported to
> absorb UV light, which may contribute to the reduction in UV
> sensitivity. The compounds are also capable of scavenging reactive
> oxygen species (ROS) that are formed during photo-oxidation.
>
> The main flavanols found in the high flavanol beverage were epicatechin
> (61 milligrams per day) and catechins (20 mg/d), while the low flavanol
> drink contained about one tenth these concentrations.
>
> "These amounts [in the high flavanol beverage] are similar to those
> found in 100 grams of dark chocolate," explained the researchers.
>
> The mechanisms by which the cocoa flavanols improve skin texture are
> not known, but Prof Stahl and his colleagues suggest that the
> flavanol-mediated rise in skin blood flow is likely to improve the
> appearance of the skin.
>
> This research is in-line with previous animal studies that reported tea
> flavanols could inhibit UV-induced skin reddening, but Co-author Prof
> Helmut Sies, also from the Heinrich-Heine University, stressed to
> NutraIngredients.com that this is the first such study to show a
> benefit in a human trial, and said that research in this area was
> continuing.
>
>
>
>
> Who loves ya.
> Tom
>
>
> Jesus Was A Vegetarian!
> http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com
>
>
> Man Is A Herbivore!
> http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3
>=20
>=20
> DEAD PEOPLE WALKING=20
> http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk

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On 3 Jul 2006 21:36:25 -0700, "Krista" <kdp8575@gmail.com> wrote:

>My pain doctor told me that == chocolate is the only one with
>flavanoids.  So she told me if I wanted chocolate that was the best to
>eat!

No. No Brand is best to eat. The best chocolate is the DARKEST
chocolate, highest in cocoa content. That's step one to look for in a
good chocolate.

Equally important, in my view, is getting a FAIR TRADE chocolate. This
helps to ensure that the earnings from the sale of the chocolate help
the people that grow it. A much better system than buying just any
chocolate, which at times has been associated with the most horrific
maltreatment of local villagers (getting their arms cut off, things
like that).

So: DARK and FAIR TRADE. Then you can enjoy with a good heart and do
your body some pleasurable good!

George M. Carter

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"Krista" wrote:

>My pain doctor told me that Dove chocolate is the only one with
>flavanoids.  So she told me if I wanted chocolate that was the best to
>eat!

Are you sure he didn't mean dark chocolate?

As for the OP, you can always count on Rusty to raise a topic,
then talk endlessly about it yet never say anything relevant.

Bavarian Chocolate Pie

Ingredients:

9 inch baked pie shell
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 and 2/3 cup milk (divided)
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chilled whipping cream

In medium saucepan, sprinkle the gelatin evenly over
1 cup of milk, and let stand for 2 minutes to soften.
In a separate bowl combine the sugar and cocoa, then
add to the milk and gelatin mixture.  Cook over low
heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils.
Remove from hear; add butter and stir until the butter
melts.  Blend in remaining 2/3 cup milk and vanilla.
Cool, then chill and stir occasionally until mixture
begins to set; about one hour.  Beat cream until stiff,
then carefully fold into the chocolate mixture.  Pour
into pie shell and chill until set.

Cover the set pie with Spiced Cream topping:

1 and 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioner's (powdered) sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon ground cinammon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Pour the cream in a bowl; add all other ingredients
and beat until stiff.  Spread over the pie.

--Bill Thompson

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I just love chocolate!!!!!  Wish that I could eat it and not pay the price
with a migraine.
Glad to see you post Krista!

Hugs,
Sherry


"Krista" <kdp8575@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1151987785.478459.302170@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com..
My pain doctor told me that Dove chocolate is the only one with
flavanoids.  So she told me if I wanted chocolate that was the best to
eat!

~ Krista

ironjustice@aol.com wrote:
> Flavanol-rich chocolate could improve skin from within
>
> By Stephen Daniells
>
>
> 16/05/2006 - Cocoa beverages and food rich in flavanols could thicken
> skin and reduce reddening by 25 per cent, say German scientists -
> research sure to be welcomed by Europe's burgeoning oral beauty
> products sector.
>
> Growing awareness of the link between diet and health, and by extension
> physical appearance, means that many consumers are receptive to the
> concept of 'beauty from within'.
> Indeed, a recent Datamonitor report predicted the overall European
> cosmeceuticals market to grow to $4.4bn (?3.4bn) in 2009, up 5 per
> cent from today. This includes all cosmetic products containing at
> least one bio-active ingredient for the skin.
>
> The new research from Germany that links skin health to cocoa flavanols
> could well be readily accepted by the female-dominated consumer base.
> The same Datamonitor report said that 63.7 per cent of women over the
> age of 50 are prepared to spend more on cosmeceuticals.
>
> "This study demonstrates that the regular consumption of a beverage
> rich in flavanols can confer substantial photoprotection as well as
> help maintain skin health by improving skin structure and function,"
> wrote the researchers in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition (Vol
> 136, pp 1565-1569).
>
> Led by Wilhelm Stahl from the Heinrich-Heine university in Dusseldorf,
> the researchers supplemented the regular diet of 24 female volunteers
> with healthy, normal skin with either a high flavanol (326 milligrams
> per day) or low flavanol (27 milligrams per day) cocoa powder drink
> (dissolved in water). Both flavanol powders were provided by Mars.
>
> Women were advised to continue their normal dietary habits, while other
> dietary supplements were not to be taken during the 12-week
> intervention trial. Sunbathing and use of tanning beds was also
> forbidden.
>
> On three separate occasions (weeks 0, 6, and 12), the skin of
> volunteers was exposed to 1.25 times the UV irradiation dose required
> to redden the skin (erythema) on the back and shoulder region.
>
> The researchers found that the group receiving the high flavanol cocoa
> beverage had a reduction in skin response to the UV radiation of 15 per
> cent after week 6, and 25 per cent after week 12, compared to baseline.
> The low flavanol receiving group did not affect UV sensitivity.
>
> "We showed here for the first time, to our knowledge, that dietary
> intervention with a cocoa beverage rich in flavanols decreased the
> sensitivity of human skin toward UV light, which was determined by the
> degree of erythema," wrote the researchers.
>
> In addition to the reduction in sensitivity, the researchers also
> observed an increase in subcutaneous blood flow for the high flavanol
> group, as well as improving skin texture by increasing skin density (16
> per cent), skin thickness (12 per cent), and skin hydration (28 per
> cent), compared to baseline. No significant changes were observed in
> the low flavanol group.
>
> Polyphenols, such as the catechins found in cocoa, are reported to
> absorb UV light, which may contribute to the reduction in UV
> sensitivity. The compounds are also capable of scavenging reactive
> oxygen species (ROS) that are formed during photo-oxidation.
>
> The main flavanols found in the high flavanol beverage were epicatechin
> (61 milligrams per day) and catechins (20 mg/d), while the low flavanol
> drink contained about one tenth these concentrations.
>
> "These amounts [in the high flavanol beverage] are similar to those
> found in 100 grams of dark chocolate," explained the researchers.
>
> The mechanisms by which the cocoa flavanols improve skin texture are
> not known, but Prof Stahl and his colleagues suggest that the
> flavanol-mediated rise in skin blood flow is likely to improve the
> appearance of the skin.
>
> This research is in-line with previous animal studies that reported tea
> flavanols could inhibit UV-induced skin reddening, but Co-author Prof
> Helmut Sies, also from the Heinrich-Heine University, stressed to
> NutraIngredients.com that this is the first such study to show a
> benefit in a human trial, and said that research in this area was
> continuing.
>
>
>
>
> Who loves ya.
> Tom
>
>
> Jesus Was A Vegetarian!
> http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com
>
>
> Man Is A Herbivore!
> http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3
>
>
> DEAD PEOPLE WALKING
> http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk

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Sherry wrote:

> I just love chocolate!!!!!  Wish that I could eat it and not pay the price
> with a migraine.
> Glad to see you post Krista!

<big snip>
I see you're all cross-posting.
I'm telling you (all) it's a big mistake. BIG mistake.
Not only could you get yelled at (for being off-topic, for not snipping text
,
for replying to "rusty", for making others more work to figure out how to ni
x
a thread or filter each of you), but this invites other crossposters into th
is
newsgroup, some who argue a lot with others on "their newsgroups" and you'll
never get rid of them.  And the problem will keep growing, worse and worse.
Heed my advice, snip out other newsgroups, for your sakes and the sake of th
is
newsgroup.

Those posting through Google, select "View Options" and the "reply" higher u
p.

Then when you reply, you'll see all the newsgroups, in the "to" fields and b
e
able to remove the other newsgroups, from your replies.
HTH
J

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Thanks J I hadn't noticed and will pay more attention.

Hugs,
Sherry

"J" <mdates@invalid.inv> wrote in message
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> Sherry wrote:
> 
>
> <big snip>
> I see you're all cross-posting.
> I'm telling you (all) it's a big mistake. BIG mistake.
> Not only could you get yelled at (for being off-topic, for not snipping
> text,
> for replying to "rusty", for making others more work to figure out how to
> nix
> a thread or filter each of you), but this invites other crossposters into
> this
> newsgroup, some who argue a lot with others on "their newsgroups" and
> you'll
> never get rid of them.  And the problem will keep growing, worse and
> worse.
> Heed my advice, snip out other newsgroups, for your sakes and the sake of
> this
> newsgroup.
>
> Those posting through Google, select "View Options" and the "reply" higher
> up.
>
> Then when you reply, you'll see all the newsgroups, in the "to" fields and
> be
> able to remove the other newsgroups, from your replies.
> HTH
> J
>

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"Sherry" <hurst1st@sbcglobal.nospam> wrote in message
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>I just love chocolate!!!!!  Wish that I could eat it and not pay the price
>with a migraine.
> Glad to see you post Krista!
>
> Hugs,
> Sherry

Quite often the headache / migrane is from the extra loaded sugar.
You probably don't want to torture yourself but VERY dark chocolate may not
have the same effect.


>
>
> "Krista" <kdp8575@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1151987785.478459.302170@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com..
> My pain doctor told me that Dove chocolate is the only one with
> flavanoids.  So she told me if I wanted chocolate that was the best to
> eat!
>
> ~ Krista
>
> ironjustice@aol.com wrote: 
>
>

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Oh, Bill just what I needed a recipe for something decadent that I shouldn't
eat! I saved it.
:-)
Bev


"William R Thompson" <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> "Krista" wrote:
> 
>
> Are you sure he didn't mean dark chocolate?
>
> As for the OP, you can always count on Rusty to raise a topic,
> then talk endlessly about it yet never say anything relevant.
>
> Bavarian Chocolate Pie
>
> Ingredients:
>
> 9 inch baked pie shell
> 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
> 1 and 2/3 cup milk (divided)
> 2/3 cup white sugar
> 1/3 cup cocoa powder
> 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
> 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
> 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
>
> In medium saucepan, sprinkle the gelatin evenly over
> 1 cup of milk, and let stand for 2 minutes to soften.
> In a separate bowl combine the sugar and cocoa, then
> add to the milk and gelatin mixture.  Cook over low
> heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils.
> Remove from hear; add butter and stir until the butter
> melts.  Blend in remaining 2/3 cup milk and vanilla.
> Cool, then chill and stir occasionally until mixture
> begins to set; about one hour.  Beat cream until stiff,
> then carefully fold into the chocolate mixture.  Pour
> into pie shell and chill until set.
>
> Cover the set pie with Spiced Cream topping:
>
> 1 and 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
> 3 tablespoons confectioner's (powdered) sugar
> 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
> 3/4 teaspoon ground cinammon
> 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
>
> Pour the cream in a bowl; add all other ingredients
> and beat until stiff.  Spread over the pie.
>
> --Bill Thompson
>
>

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Thanks for that J ~ btw,=20
I had noticed but didn't want 'to get involved'   <shame>
I do hope you are feeling better?
hugs,
Shelagh
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> Sherry wrote:
>=20 
price[vbcol=seagreen] 
>=20
> <big snip>
> I see you're all cross-posting.
> I'm telling you (all) it's a big mistake. BIG mistake.
> Not only could you get yelled at (for being off-topic, for not =
snipping text,
> for replying to "rusty", for making others more work to figure out how =
to nix
> a thread or filter each of you), but this invites other crossposters =
into this
> newsgroup, some who argue a lot with others on "their newsgroups" and =
you'll
> never get rid of them.  And the problem will keep growing, worse and =
worse.
> Heed my advice, snip out other newsgroups, for your sakes and the sake =
of this
> newsgroup.
>=20
> Those posting through Google, select "View Options" and the "reply" =
higher up.
>=20
> Then when you reply, you'll see all the newsgroups, in the "to" fields =
and be
> able to remove the other newsgroups, from your replies.
> HTH
> J
>

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