Good news--Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure

[Celebration]

Not milk chocolate, DARK chocolate

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18672238.htm

"It's important to note that the dark chocolate we used had a high level of flavonoids, giving it a slightly bittersweet taste. Most Americans eat milk chocolate, which has a low amount of these compounds."

Writing in the journal Hypertension, Blumberg's team said when the volunteers ate the special dark chocolate, they had a 12 mm Hg decrease in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and a 9 mm Hg decrease in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) on average.

Blood pressure did not change when the volunteers ate white chocolate.

"This is not only a statistically significant effect, but it's also a clinically meaningful decline," Blumberg said. "This is the kind of reduction in blood pressure often found with other healthful dietary interventions."<[/div>

[Love Bug]

1. Woo-hoo! Off to Godiva I go...

[HereSince1628]

2. I can see it now, McDark Chocolate Shakes

[Sugarbleus]

3. Yessssssssssssssssssssssss LOL

I saw the newsreel on that. :woohoo: :bounce:

[Desertrose]

4. Heard that they actually used Dove Dark in some of their tests...

MMMMMmmmmmmmmm....Dove Dark....tasty stuff.

How come I never get asked to participate in CHOCOLATE testing LOL

Love the organic bars with 70% cocoa...mmmmm :)

[kineneb]

5. pass those Belgian chocolates, now, please!

Leonidas chocolates here I come!

My friends and I have decided that chocolate is a vegetable and is therefor healthful. Little did we know...

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. yummy

who knew?


Now Ican eat chocolate without guilt