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  • Phenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells

    Jun 20, 2019 2:15 pm by Sharita ForrestResearch
    Cocoa shells, a waste byproduct of roasting cocoa beans to produce chocolate. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Cocoa shells, a waste byproduct of roasting cocoa beans to produce chocolate. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Illinois study suggests three phenolic compounds in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on fat, immune cells in mice, potentially reversing the chronic inflammation, insulin resistance associated with obesity.