Dark Chocolate May Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
Dark Chocolate May Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
If you eat some dark chocolate now-and-again you could well be lowering your chances of developing cardiovascular disease, say researchers at Yale Prevention Research Center, Connecticut, USA. It seems dark chocolate contains flavonoids which boost the function of endothelial cells in the lining of blood vessels.
The study showed improvement in a fairly short time, though with high intake of chocolate - 8 oz per day. No sugar outperformed sugary chocolate, but both beat a placebo.