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Good news for chocoholics…new, more comprehensive research shows chocolate could help to lower the risk of heart disease. Researchers compared a number of studies on chocolate with potentially delicious results. Redorbit reports:
“The University of Cambridge pooled results from seven studies involving 100,000 people.
Five of the studies showed enhanced benefits between eating chocolate and cardiovascular health, while two of the studies failed to do so.”
According to the International Business Times, this study backs up previous claims of the potential link between chocolate consumption and good health.
“Regular consumption of chocolaty treats may reduce the risk of heart disease by more than a third, and according to research, it can also cut the risk of stroke by nearly a third.”
Is this a good excuse to buy the five-pound bag of Hershey bars and indulge? Edmonton Journal says you might need to think twice.
“… there were limitations with the pooled analysis, which did not differentiate between dark and milk chocolate, and more research was needed to test whether chocolate actually caused better health outcomes or if it was due to some other confounding factor.”
CNN also reminds: don’t forget the large amount of sugar and fat in chocolate… especially when researchers still don’t know the quantity that enables chocolate to have the health benefits.
“Chocolate, as we all know, is full of calories, and eating too much of it could lead to weight gain, diabetes, or even heart disease – the very ailment some believe chocolate is working to prevent in the first place.”
To eat chocolate or not to eat chocolate? Health has the researcher’s advice:
“’If you are already eating chocolate, do it in moderation; if you are not eating chocolate, our advice is not to start eating chocolate.’”
Well, that’s disappointing.
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