A new study shows eating a small amount every day can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
This was said by researchers in Germany. He said people who ate about 100 grams (3.5 oz) of chocolate bars per day had a heart attack or stroke lower than those who did not eat
brown altogether.
But before you follow the advice above, these experts are marketed to reap the health benefits of chocolate is moderation That is, 100 grams of chocolate bars containing about 500 calories you do not consume more than this to attract unhealthy weight gain.
"Small chocolate processions can help with heart disease, but that only applies if you consume them for other solid foods, such as snacks, so your weight will remain stable," says Brian Buijsse, a nutrition epidemiologist at the German Institute of Nutrition Man in Nuthetal, Germany, in a news release.
In the European Heart Journal said, for 10 years is about 19,357 people adult followed a study of the benefits of chocolate for the heart. They performed a medical examination at the beginning of the study (1994-1998), then started consuming 50 grams daily for three years.
At the end of the study the researchers found that people who ate chocolate an average of 7.5 grams per day had a 27 percent lower risk of heart attack and 48 percent lower stroke than those who ate an average chocolate of 1.7 grams per day .
Those who ate more chocolate also had blood pressure of about 1 systolic point and 0.9 diastolic point (lower number) lower than those who ate less chocolate. The cause is Flavanol
The researchers say, benefits
chocolate reduces the risk of heart disease high flavanol attack on cocoa. Flavanol is a type of antioxidant present in brown where the percentage is higher than cocoa. Of all types
Chocolate, dark chocolate is the one that contains more flavanols.
"Flavanol is responsible for increasing the bioavailability of nitric oxide from the cells that line the walls in the blood," says Bujsse. "Nitric oxide is a highly removable gas that causes blood thin muscle cells that can be tiring.This contributes to the drop in blood pressure.Nitric oxide also improves platelet function so the blood is less lengke.
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