Good news! More research showing that consuming chocolate is good for you! At least in preventing strokes. An article published online in the August 29 edition of Neurology found that men who consume the most chocolate have a 17% lower risk for stroke than men who consume the least amount of chocolate. When women are included in an analysis of several studies, the overall decrease in stroke risk was 17% with chocolate consumption. No information was available on the types of chocolate that was consumed. The study was done in Sweden where about 90% of the chocolate is milk chocolate with 30% cocoa solids. Chocolate is high in flavonoids that have a cardio-protective effect. They are anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory, lower blood pressure, increase high-density cholesterol, and improve the health of the blood vessels.
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