topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claimIt includes increased interferons, tumor necrosis factor, bradykinin, serine proteases, and soluble thrombomodulin, and altered clot lysis times [,,,,], all of which contribute to microvascular and thrombotic disease [,].
evidence level2
citationMunguía Levy (2026)
sourceEffects of Cacao Flavonoids in Long COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Fatigue: FLALOC, a Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claimA myriad of causes can trigger fatigue, but its development has been strongly associated with post-viral phases of infection.
evidence level2
citationMunguía Levy (2026)
sourceEffects of Cacao Flavonoids in Long COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Fatigue: FLALOC, a Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claimLong COVID-associated fatigue has been causally linked to sustained inflammation and to endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunction.
evidence level2
citationMunguía Levy (2026)
sourceEffects of Cacao Flavonoids in Long COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Fatigue: FLALOC, a Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claim1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
evidence level2
citationMunguía Levy (2026)
sourceEffects of Cacao Flavonoids in Long COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Fatigue: FLALOC, a Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claim6 2,7–9 10 11 12 13 Although amyloid-beta and tau hypotheses have been the primary hypotheses in the underlying pathogenesis of AD, emerging evidence suggests that amyloidegenesis can be exacerbated by oxidative stress, leading to AD development and progression [].
evidence level3
citationZainuddin Muhammad-Safuan (2026)
sourceOxidative stress biomarkers and flavonoids in Alzheimer's disease: current clinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claimGrowing evidence suggests that oxidative stress and impairment of innate antioxidative defence may precede the pathological features of AD and clinical manifestations [,].
evidence level3
citationZainuddin Muhammad-Safuan (2026)
sourceOxidative stress biomarkers and flavonoids in Alzheimer's disease: current clinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claimTherefore, this review aims to highlight evidence of oxidative biomarkers across different specimens, including post-mortem brain and biofluids in AD patients compared to the healthy population.
evidence level3
citationZainuddin Muhammad-Safuan (2026)
sourceOxidative stress biomarkers and flavonoids in Alzheimer's disease: current clinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives
topicCacao Flavanol Visual Performance Randomized Trial
claim1 1 2 1 3 4 5 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prominent age-related neurodegenerative disease in the world [].
evidence level3
citationZainuddin Muhammad-Safuan (2026)
sourceOxidative stress biomarkers and flavonoids in Alzheimer's disease: current clinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives