Choc binges save hearts
17 June 2015 - 02:03
It is the ultimate comfort food and is known to make the same chemical in the brain that is produced when you are 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 you 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.Researchers at the University of Aberdeen found that eating up to 100g of chocolate every day lowered the risk of dying from heart disease during that time by 25%.The chance of suffering a stroke also fell by 23%. ..
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