The Authority indicated in its opinion that its conclusions could not have been reached without considering one human intervention study claimed by the applicant as proprietary. That study is Grassi D, Desideri G, Necozione S, Di Giosia P, Cheli P, Barnabei R, Allegaert L, Bernaert H and Ferri C, 2011. Cocoa consumption dose-dependently improves flow-mediated dilation and arterial stiffness and decreases blood pressure in healthy subjects.
L’Autorité a indiqué dans son avis qu’elle n’aurait pu aboutir à ses conclusions sans tenir compte d’une étude d’intervention dont le demandeur revendique la propriété exclusive: Grassi D, Desideri G, Necozione S, Di Giosia P, Cheli P, Barnabei R, Allegaert L, Bernaert H et Ferri C, Cocoa consumption dose-dependently improves flow-mediated dilation and arterial stiffness and decreases blood pressure in healthy subjects, 2011.