Dark chocolate keeps BP at bay

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Published by theblackalchemist 07-05-2007
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A nibble a day of dark chocolate helped lower blood pressure without packing on the pounds, German researchers said on Tuesday.

Prior studies have shown foods rich in cocoa like dark chocolate offer heart benefits, but researchers have worried the added sugar, fat and calories would cancel out any good the chocolate might do.

Now it seems just a 30-calorie (0.126 kilojoule) bite of dark chocolate — equivalent to 6.8 gramme or a quarter ounce — can lower blood pressure without weight gain or other negative side effects...
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