Can chocolate pills and vitamins keep you healthy?

NCT ID NCT02422745

Summary

This large study aimed to find out if taking a daily cocoa extract supplement or a standard multivitamin could help prevent heart disease and cancer in older adults. Over 21,000 participants aged 60+ for men and 65+ for women were randomly assigned to take either the real supplements or placebo pills for several years. Researchers tracked their health through yearly questionnaires to see if these common dietary supplements reduced the risk of serious health events.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

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