SLC2A4 and Hyperglycemia: Our previous reports(14,15) demonstrate that a cacao liquor procyanidin-rich extract (CLPr) prevented hyperglycaemia and obesity through activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)α, promoting GLUT4 translocation and enhancing uncoupling protein (UCP)3 and PGC1α expressions in skeletal muscle of mice(15).