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Even Milk Chocolate Is Good For You, According To New Study
Chocolate is good for your heart — sort of, maybe. Eating up to 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of chocolate daily is linked with lowered risks of heart disease and stroke, scientists reported today (June 15) in the journal Heart. That amount of chocolate is equal to about 22 Hershey's Kisses, two Hershey bars or two bags of M&M's, depending on how you want to divvy up this good news. "There does not appear to be any evidence to say that chocolate should be avoided in those who are concerned about cardiovascular risk," the researchers concluded in their paper. Their new study is based on a meta-analysis of eight previously pu...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 16, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

More evidence that chocolate may be good for the heart, say researchers
Study of 21,000 people finds rate of heart disease and stroke decreased with amount eaten up to modest limits, but scientists warn it may not be a direct linkNew research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart.Scientists in Britain looked at data from nearly 21,000 people who filled out questionnaires about their lifestyle and had their health monitored for more than 11 years. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 16, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Presse in Paris Tags: Medical research Heart attack Society Science World news Source Type: news

Eating chocolate gets another thumbs-up for heart attack, stroke prevention
More good news for chocoholics: New research has found that devoted consumers of chocolate -- including some who consume the equivalent of about two standard candy bars a day -- are 11% less likely than those who eat little to no chocolate to have heart attacks and strokes, and 25% less likely...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - June 16, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

More flavorful, healthful chocolate could be on its way
Chocolate has many health benefits -- it can potentially lower blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce stroke risk. But just as connoisseurs thought it couldn't get any better, there's this tasty new tidbit: researchers have found a way to make the treat even more nutritious -- and sweeter.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news