Eating chocolate to protect against heart disease and stroke
How could I miss this story, I mean like most people I’m rather fond of chocolate, dark chocolate actually, and now there’s this very serious study showing that eating chocolate on a daily basis can actually lower the risk of dying from heart disease by 25 per cent and the chance of suffering a stroke by 23 per cent.
I don’t need any more reasons to increase my daily consumption so as to improve my chances of avoiding a heart disease, do you?
“Two bars of chocolate a day ‘lowers risk of stroke and heart disease’
It is the ultimate comfort food which is known to produce the same chemical in the brain as falling in love.
But now scientists have shown that chocolate need no longer be a guilty pleasure after finding that eating up to two bars a day appears to protect against heart disease and stroke.
Although dark chocolate has long been known to have health benefits, the new study found that milk chocolate may also provide valuable nutrients which lower the chance of heart problems.
It is the latest research to highlight the value of the treat. Previously chocolate have been shown to reduce memory loss, prevent diabetes, reduce stress, protect the skin against sun damage and lower cholesterol.
To find out if it was beneficial for the heart researchers at the University of Aberdeen looked at the snacking habits of 21,000 people over 12 years.
They found that eating up to 100g of chocolate every day lowered the risk of dying from heart disease during that time by 25 per cent. The chance of suffering a stroke also fell by 23 per cent.
Professor Phyo Myint, Chair in Old Age Medicine at Aberdeen University, said: “Cumulative evidence suggests that higher chocolate intake is associated with a lower risk of future cardiovascular events”. ..
For those who’d like to start a chocolate diet you know where to go, don’t you?
