[HTML][HTML] Cocoa flavanol supplementation influences skin conditions of photo-aged women: a 24-week double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

HS Yoon, JR Kim, GY Park, JE Kim, DH Lee… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: The consumption of dietary antioxidants is considered to be a good strategy
against photo-aging. However, the results of previous clinical trials that investigated the
effects of oral consumption of high-flavanol cocoa products on skin photo-aging have been
contradictory. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether high-flavanol
cocoa supplementation would improve the moderately photo-aged facial skin of female
participants, by assessing skin wrinkles and elasticity. Methods: We performed a 24-wk …