Many people think, chocolate contains calories that are not good for health, especially for those with problems with weight gain and acne. Turned out that these assumptions are wrong, instead of chocolate good for the heart. What article?The researchers said that eating a bar of chocolate a day can reduce the risk for heart attacks and strokes lower. Only by eating a small square of chocolate every day can help lower your blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. This launched a Health Day, Wednesday (31/3/2010).
After analyzing the eating habits and health of 19,357 people from 35 to 65, during the period of 10 years, researchers in Germany found those who eat large amounts of chocolate (an average of 7.5 grams, or 0.3 ounces a day) had a low blood pressure. In addition, people who regularly eat chocolate every day had a 39 percent lower risk of heart attack than those who ate less cocoa (an average of 1.7 gram or 0.06 ounces per day).
"If 39 percent lower risk described in the population, the number of heart attacks and strokes are highly preventable," said lead researcher Dr. Brian Buijsse, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany.
According to investigators, six grams of chocolate equivalent to a small square approximately 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of chocolate bars. But Buijsse reminded that eating chocolate will not increase the total consumption of calories that a person or to reduce the consumption of healthy foods.
"The chocolate into small pieces, may help prevent heart disease. But with the notes to replace other high-energy foods as snacks. How to keep your weight stable," said Buijsee.
http://lifestyle.okezone.com/read/2010/03/31/27/318160/cokelat-baik-untuk-jantung
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