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Dark chocolate can be good for the heart, study says
Whilst antioxidants in chocolate may be helpful to your heart, they can also be found in fruit and veg - foods which don't come with the saturated fat and high calories”
Older women who eat dark chocolate once or twice a week could be lowering their risk of heart failure, says a US study.
The study notes that one or two 19 to 30 gram servings of dark chocolate a week led to a 32% reduction in heart failure risk.
This fell to 26% when one to three servings a month were eaten.
But those who ate chocolate every day did not appear to reduce their risk of heart failure at all.
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Whilst antioxidants in chocolate may be helpful to your heart, they can also be found in fruit and veg - foods which don't come with the saturated fat and high calories”
End Quote Victoria Taylor British Heart Foundation
The researchers conclude the protective effect of eating chocolate reduces as more or less is eaten than the optimum one to two servings a week.