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Chocolate Lovers...REJ OICE !
Here's a piece from www.hsibaltimore.com for all you chocoholics out there:
"A study conducted in Holland reports that cocoa may lower your blood pressure and reduce mortality.
"The study began in 1985 and followed 470 men between the ages of 65 and 84. The researchers tabulated how much cocoa the men consumed in such foods as chocolate candies, chocolate pudding, chocolate cookies, and cocoa drinks. (The most popular sources of cocoa were plain chocolate and chocolate bars.) The average man consumed about 2.11 grams a day, but top chocoholics consumed more than 4 grams a day.
"The men who consumed the most cocoa on a daily basis had lower blood pressure and a 50 percent lower risk of death than those who ingested less cocoa. On average, blood pressure readings were 3.7 points lower for systolic (top) numbers and 2.1 points lower for diastolic (bottom) numbers.
"The thing to remember here is a little goes a long way. To put the study statistics in perspective, 4 grams is about the equivalent of a single Hershey's Kiss, whereas an entire Hershey bar is about 40 grams. So we're not talking about huge amounts of cocoa. But small amounts or not, you're still better off bypassing the candy bars and their cousins altogether. They contain lots of refined sugar, which, as Dr. Wright has reminded us many times over the years, leads to all sorts of health problems. That doesn't mean you have to forgo chocolate -- or its benefits -- altogether, though. Try opting for high-quality dark chocolate or cocoa powder and sweetening it with stevia or lo-han (all of these items are available in health food stores). It tastes just as great and is much better for you in the long run."
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