Ant diversity in the plantation ecosystem has an important role maintaining balance of and continuity crop production. It aims to find out ant ants present oil palm, rubber, cocoa ecosystems Dharmasraya District. The research location is Kecamatan Pulau Punjung, Sitiung, Koto Besar. method used this Systematic Random Sampling (Random Design Selected). using Qudran Protocol Soil And Leaf Litter ...

Epidemiological data demonstrate that regular dietary intake of plant-derived foods and beverages reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Among many ingredients, cocoa might be an important mediator. Indeed, recent research demonstrates a beneficial effect of cocoa on blood pressure, insulin resistance, and vascular and platelet function. Although still debated, a range of potent...

The objective of the study was to evaluate effect application two organic amendments (biol and liquid carbon) on cadmium soil, leaves almonds cocoa crop, plantation CCN-51 (Theobroma cacaoL.), five years production, in province Huamalíes, Huánuco region, Peru. research used a completely randomized block design (RCDB) with factorial arrangement 3 x + 1 additional control. Total leavesand beans e...

Abstract Cocoa is one of the plantation crops that provide a high economic contribution to Central Sulawesi Province in particular and Indonesia general be main income for local farmers. non-oil gas export commodity with demand, therefore government has determined cocoa as strategic needs increased productivity developed source State Sulawesi. The purpose this study was make chitosan-tonnage bl...

The underlying reasons for the increasing occurrence of male reproductive diseases (MRD) such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and testicular cancer (TC) over the last decades are still unknown. It has been hypothesized that the risk of MRD is determined in utero and that pregnancy dietary intake could also affect MRD risk in the offspring. Various studies in animals reported that cocoa and theo...

BACKGROUND The effect of cocoa products on lipid changes is controversial. OBJECTIVES We aimed to identify and quantify the effect of cocoa on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. DESIGN A comprehensive literature search was conducted for relevant trials of cocoa on lipid profile. Weighted mean differences were calculated for net changes in lipid concentrations by using ...

Previous studies have reported the effect of a cocoa-enriched diet on the intestinal immune system in rats. Cocoa contains fibre and polyphenols that can directly influence the intestinal ecosystem and its relationship with the immune system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a cocoa-enriched diet on gut microbiota, toll-like receptor (TLR) expression and immunoglobulin (Ig) ...

Cocoa and its flavonoids have potential anti-inflammatory properties in vitro and in acute inflammation models in vivo. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the effects of two cocoa-enriched diets on adjuvant arthritis (AA) in rats, considering not only clinical and biochemical inflammatory indices, but also antibody response and lymphocyte composition. Female Wistar rats were fed with...

Arterial stiffness is substantially higher in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women. Daily cocoa intake has been shown to reduce central arterial stiffness in health adults, regardless of age; however, the effect of cocoa-intake frequency on arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cocoa-intake freque...

It is well known that cocoa and dark chocolate possess polyphenols as major constituents whose dietary consumption has been associated to beneficial effects. In fact, cocoa and dark chocolate polyphenols exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities switching on some important signaling pathways such as toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor κB/signal transducer and activator of transcription...