The belief is that dark chocolate can increase muscle growth because it contains the flavanol epicatechin.

有人相信黑巧克力可以增长肌肉，因为它富含黄烷醇表儿茶素。

Either way, the epicatechin benefits don't stop there.

不论如何，表儿茶素的好处不止于此。

The ones with the highest epicatechin content are the ones with the highest cocoa purity.

可可含量越高的黑巧克力表儿茶素才越高。

Time will only tell how effective epicatechin and dark chocolate can be.

能证明表儿茶素和黑巧克力功效的唯有时间。

And as showcased, this is a very likely scenario with epicatechin and the necessary amount can be obtained through dark chocolate.

那么前面所说的表儿茶素正好适用，所需用量可从黑巧克力中获取。

With roughly 150 milligrams of epicatechin supplementation per day, the 6 middle-aged subjects saw a 16.6% myostatin decrease and a 49.2% follistatin increase.

每日 150 毫克的表儿茶素补剂，使六位中年实验者的肌抑素降低 16.6%，卵泡抑素则增长了 49.2%。

On top of that, it's not entirely certain that even high amounts of epicatechin can ensure greater muscle growth, but the research does look promising.

最重要的是，还无法完全确定表儿茶素的高摄入量会必然提高增肌量，但此项研究仍很有前景。