Eat chocolate, advance science

May 7, 2008 · Print This Article

Wouldn’t it be grand whether you simply had to eat a chocolate bar every day? Not complying with your daily prescription would mean the study of heart disease would take a hit. society could get sick, for goodness sake. You wouldn’t want that on your conscience, would you?

Participants in Britain will soon be eating one grand chocolate bar every day for one whole year to help researchers determine whether compounds called flavonoids found in chocolate and other foods help reduce the risk of heart disease for menopausal women with type 2 diabetes. preceding studies propose dark chocolate is linked with heart health but experts say the high sugar and

fat subject matter might cancel out some of the benefits.

One hundred and fifty women — each one past menopause and with type 2 diabetes — will come to the aid of science very soon. While downing their daily decadence — half will eat a super-charged bar with 30 grams of flavonoids; the others will get chocolate without the active compounds — researchers will look at their blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and the condition of their arteries.

Researchers hope that study has implication for a wider population. whether all goes well, possibly a sweet bar will soon be on your daily diet plan.
Original post by Jacki Donaldson

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