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Cocoa Flavanols and Exercise Performance

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Cocoa Flavanols and Exercise Performance

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DPG33 Sports and Human Performance Nutrition (SHPN) - Member $0.00
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Data supporting the benefits of cocoa flavanols on cardiovascular performance continues to strengthen. This webinar reviews vasodilation strategies for supporting exercise performance, describes the nitric oxide based mechanism of cocoa flavanols, summarizes key cocoa flavanol clinical trial data (including recent topline results from Harvard's 21,400 person, five-year controlled trial of daily cocoa flavanol consumption) and identifies practical strategies for incorporating therapeutic levels of cocoa flavanols into a daily routine.

Sponsored by: FlavaNaturals

Product Publish Details

Release Date: June 22, 2022

SKU: WEBSHPNCFEP0622

CPE Level: 3

CPEU: 1.00

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the mechanism of action of cocoa flavanols.
  • Identify key factors to assess when selecting a pre-workout vasodilator for exercise performance.
  • Describe the cardiovascular topline findings from Harvard's COSMOS trial (Cocoa Flavanol Supplement and Multivitamin Outcome Study).
  • Identify practical strategies for athletes to consume 500 – 1,000mg of cocoa flavanols daily.

Performance Indicators

  • 4.2.5 Analyzes and synthesizes information and identifies new information, patterns and findings.
  • 8.1.2 Integrates knowledge of biological, physical, and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to nutrition care.
  • 8.3.6 Evaluates sport/dietary supplements (safety, legality, efficacy, quality, application to sport) and considers evidence-based reviews and testing by reputable third parties before recommending sports/dietary supplements.

Matt Darnell, PhD, RD, CSSD, SCCC

Matt Darnell, PhD, RD, CSSD, SCCC

Speaker

Matthew Darnell is an assistant professor in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition and director of the Master of Science in Sports Science program. He is also a registered dietitian, board-certified specialist in Sports Dietetics and certified strength and conditioning coach. Currently serving as the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, his research interests include nutrition and exercise approaches for improved athletic performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

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