Chocolate consumption was not always bad. Several recent studies suggest that high consumption of chocolate can control insulin sensitivity and regulate blood pressure.
Large-scale study led by Dr Oscar Franco from the University of Cambridge involving 114 009 volunteers to determine the effects of eating chocolate on the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attack and stroke.
Some volunteers are known to have existing heart problems, while others do not. Furthermore, researchers conducted a comparison between those who consumed the most chocolate and a little bit.
The results, found that eating lots of chocolate could actually reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular risk. Volunteers who ate chocolate in the maximum number is at 37 percent lower risk of experiencing cardiovascular events compared with those who take it in small amounts.
According to researchers, those who ate the most chocolate had a 29 percent lower risk of stroke than take it in small amounts. In fact, any variation in the consumption of chocolate has no effect on the occurrence of heart failure.
However, in this study the researchers did not specify the type of chocolate that is, whether the milk chocolate or dark chocolate. Researchers realize that chocolate is high in calories, which can cause weight gain, thereby contributing to heart disease and type-2 diabetes.
Therefore, the researchers concluded that the greater emphasis now is how to reduce sugar and fat content of chocolate to reap the most out of chocolate consumption.
Meanwhile, researchers in Germany who published his findings in the European Heart Journal found that eating a small box of chocolate every day can lower blood pressure and heart disease risk.
The research was based on observations made during 10 years involving 19 357 volunteers aged between 35 and 65 years. Once observed, the researchers found that volunteers who ate chocolate average of 7.5 grams per day have lower blood pressure and 39 percent less likely to suffer the risk of heart attack or stroke than those who ate chocolate average of 1.7 grams per day.
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