La baisse des pressions artérielles augmente avec la quantité de flavanols dans le cacao consommé. Or, le goût amer du cacao rend cette consommation difficile. Le but du travail a été de déterminer les effets de la consommation de petites doses de cacao selon les niveaux des pressions artérielles de sujets noirs africains. Au total, 56 noirs africains, masculins, âgés de 18 à 30 ans, ont été randomisés en 32 consommateurs de 2 g de poudre à 100% de cacao par jour et 24 témoins. Les pressions artérielles systolique (PAS) et diastolique (PAD) ont été mesurées à jeun, à J1 (sans cacao), J8, J15 et J22. Leurs variations entre J1 et les autres jours ont été comparées entre les sous-groupes d’un même groupe établis selon le niveau des PAS (<110 mmHg et ≥100 mmHg) et PAD (<75 mmHg et ≥75 mmHg) à J1. A la 1ère semaine (J8), les variations négatives (baisse) de la PAS des consommateurs ayant à J1 une PAS ≥110 mmHg ont été significativement différentes de celles des autres consommateurs (-5,5±6,2 mmHg versus 0,4±5,0 mmHg, p=0,01). Chez le sujet jeune noir africain, les petites doses de cacao favorisent une baisse plus importante des PAS les plus élevées. The decrease in blood pressure increases with the amount of flavanols in the cocoa consumed. However, the bitter taste of cocoa makes it difficult to consume. The aim of the work was to determine the effects of small doses of cocoa intake on the blood pressure levels among black Africans. A total of 56 black African men aged 18-30, were randomized to 32 consumers of 2 g of 100% cocoa powder per day and 24 controls. The systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) arterial pressures were measured on an empty stomach, on D1 (without cocoa), D8, D15, and D22. Their variations between D1 and the other days were compared between the subgroups of a group established according to the level of SBP (<110 mmHg and ≥100 mmHg) and DBP (<75 mmHg and ≥75 mmHg) on D1. At the 1st week (D8), the negative variations (decrease) in SBP of consumers with a SBP ≥110 mmHg on D1 were significantly different from those of other consumers (-5.5±6.2 mmHg versus 0.4±5.0 mmHg, p=0.01). In young black Africans, small doses of cocoa promote a greater drop in the highest SBP.
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