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Table 10 Body weight and BMI after chocolate consumption for 12 weeks

From: Blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy, pregnant women after acute and daily consumption of flavanol-rich chocolate: a pilot, randomized controlled trial

 

Low-flavanol

High-flavanol

Pvalue of change between treatments

Chocolate

Chocolate

(n = 20)

(n = 22)

Weight (kg)

   

Baseline

64.1 ± 7.5

66.6 ± 6.5

-

Week 12

70.2 ± 8.2

72.9 ± 7.2

0.74

P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline)

<0.0001

<0.0001

 

BMI (kg/m2)

   

Baseline

23.3 ± 2.6

24.9 ± 2.6

-

Week 12

25.5 ± 2.9

27.2 ± 2.8

0.58

P value (Week 12 vs. Baseline)

<0.0001

<0.0001

 
  1. Values are means ± SD.