Open AccessChocolate Consumption in Pregnancy and Reduced Likelihood of Preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Elizabeth W. Triche,
Laura M. Grosso,
Kathleen Belanger,
Amy S. Darefsky,
Neal L. Benowitz,
Michael B. Bracken
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31816a1d17
Subject(s) - preeclampsia , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , odds ratio , logistic regression , prospective cohort study , confounding , confidence interval , cohort study , genetics , biology
Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication with cardiovascular manifestations. Recent studies suggest that chocolate consumption may benefit cardiovascular health.