A German study of 44 adults showed that eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day could lower blood pressure without increasing weight or other health risks.
Researchers stressed that although the reduction in blood pressure was small, the effects are clinically noteworthy. They also suggested asking people to consume just 6 g of dark chocolate daily would be much easier than encouraging them to stick to complex diet programs to help them reduce their blood pressure.
The British Heart Foundation warned chocolate is high in fat and calories and is not good for the heart.
The study is published in the July 4 issue of JAMA - "Effects of Low Habitual Cocoa Intake on Blood Pressure and Bioactive Nitric Oxide - A Randomized Controlled Trial" JAMA. 2007;298:49-60.
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