Bioactive food components, such as polyphenols, have been shown to suppress both systemic and AT inflammation and have the potential to attenuate these obesity-associated metabolic disorders [30–32]. In the present study, we provide the first scientific evidence that long-term supplementation with dietary cocoa alleviates AT inflammation in HF-fed C57BL/6 J mice. Based on allometric
scaling, the dose of cocoa give to the mice is equivalent to
approximately 54 g of unsweetened cocoa powder [26].