The COSMOS-Web trial
Results show that flavanols help to maintain memory and cognitive function as we age
COSMOS-Web aimed to investigate at scale whether flavanol intake is related to memory and cognitive aging.
COSMOS-Web trial snapshot
- It is an independent trial undertaken under the umbrella of the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS)
- Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
- Involved over 3,500 healthy men and women in the US aged 60 or older for three years, who were enrolled in the COSMOS parent trial
- Initiated by investigators at Columbia University