Thread: cocoa fat loss myostatin reduction

cocoa
Fat loss

Adding cacao to that strong cup of coffee might be the closest thing we have to a true fat-burning food.

We already know that cacao boosts coffee's ability to increase your concentration and now it looks like it can help burn fat too

Cacao contains caffeine and theobromine which could help to boost your metabolism and reduce cravings. It's also believed that eating cacao increases the production of a protein called adiponectin. Adults with a higher level of adiponectin in their blood tend to have lower levels of body fat.

Flavanols-rich cocoa has positive effects on lipid metabolism and might enhance the performance of athletes through an improvement in their body composition. To test this hypothesis a placebo-controlled intervention study in training endurance athletes who received 5 g of cocoa daily (425 mg of flavanols) for 10 weeks was performed. Dietary intake, body composition, exercise performance and plasma levels of follistatin, myostatin and leptin were measured. Cocoa intake significantly reduced body fat percentage (p = 0.020), specifically in the trunk (p = 0.022), visceral area (p = 0.034) and lower limbs (p = 0.004). The reduction in body fat mass was accompanied by an increase in plasma follistatin and a decrease in leptin, while myostatin levels remained unchanged. The intake of cocoa reduced the percentage of body fat of athletes, without any impact on athletes’ performance. The change in fat body composition did not improve athletes’ performance.

Add powder in coffee or make a shake or hot chocolate everyday and enjoy

DOSAGE 5-10gram