By Sean Moloughney, Editor03.16.22
Results from the large-scale, placebo-controlled, clinical trial known as COSMOS (Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study) showed a significant 27% reduction in death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older adults taking cocoa extract (500 mg/d flavanols, including 80 mg (–)-epicatechins).
Researchers also reported that a daily multivitamin-multimineral (MVM) supplement did not reduce the risk of total cancer or cardiovascular disease among generally healthy older men and women. Results for both studies were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
COSMOS is supported in part by an investigator-initiated grant from Mars and GSK Consumer Healthcare, which both provided study pills and packaging. The cocoa extract supplement used in COSMOS is similar to CocoaVia Cardio Health and the multivitamin tested was Centrum Silver, which is similar to the current Centrum Silver Adults 50+ multivitamin.
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