A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away!
- Filed under: Health Buzz
- Date: Nov 22,2007
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A recent study published in ‘Circulation’ suggests that eating dark chocolate can decrease your risk for heart attack.
Heart attack is caused by blockage in the blood vessels supplying the heart. High oxidative stress and limited availability of antioxidants lead to the damage of the blood vessels, leading to increased chances for a blood clot. But dark chocolates (which contain 70% cocoa) have lots of flavinoids - potent antioxidants which helps to overcome the oxidative stress present in our body. They also decrease the activation of blood platelets - the blood cells responsible for blood clotting. The study which was conduted by a team of scientists in Switzerland, found that within two hours of eating 40g dark chocolate, the size of the coronary blood vessels increased by 6%.
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Can’t you get more flavinoids from other foods? - you may ask. But the fact remains that dark chocolate contains greater amounts of flavinoids than any other food like green tea and blueberries. And companies have perfected their techniqes for the preparation of dark chocolate that upto 95% of flavinoids are preserved!
And before you reach out for that delicious dark chocolate bar, here’s something that you should remember - Although eating some dark chocolate is good for the heart, it’s still full of calories. So you’ve got to cut down on some other food stuffs.
Try dark chocolate bars that are not only delicious, but good for you too. Find the best dark chocolate from around the world.
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31 Responses for "A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away!"
lol. did you know that chocolate was banned in switzerland for many years. read this
I like to eat chocolate very much. Thank for share.
Sincerely,
Voice Of Dingchao
Simpro, Excellent blog! Great information with an very easy-on-the-eye look. I will definitely be coming back to this one!
Wait, let me just wipe off my drool…
Ok. I don’t listen much to health research stuffs since they tend to contradict each other, but thanks for posting this. I love dark chocolates, and am always looking for excuses, er, reasons to indulge.
wow..doctor doctor..very good keeping your heart healthy
Você tem um belo blog.
O cigarro é um dos maiores causadores dos males do coração, tenho um irmão que está sentindo isso na pele hoje.
Um bom domingo pra você !!!
Very good article. I’ve added you to my links! Happy Monday!
Good information, and it is good to know that dark chocolate is actually beneficial since it is my favorite kind.
Looks very great! Chocolate is my love too. You’ve got a nice blog here.
God Bless You…
jackie.
Great helpful blog. I love dark chocolate and watch my calories so I can eat it.
Hugs, JJ
Great Doc…I read about this in local daily in Malaysia. Anyway a great post and now I off to candy store to buy a bar of dark chocolate!
Cheers.
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Yes, chocolate is something wonderfull. With chocolate powder (cacaou?) you can mix a very nice hot drink (with not so much sugar) which gives good sleep if you drink it before going to bed.
I love the positive high that dark chocolate brings. Especially those laced with a little liquor as in Belgian chocolates.
It definitely gives the heart a good vibe.
Cheers!
I love dark chocolate. That’s my favorite kind.
Hi Simpro! Just dropped by to say “hello!”. I admit that I don’t all the words here, but I can see It’s a great work! Very interesting! I coexist health problems and I will come back other time. Keep it up! Congratulations to You Dr.! Do visit mine. My blog is about Religion. You’re very welcome! Thanks! Sorry, my English is not very good! GOD bless you! Greetings from Rio de Janeiro City (Brazil). Your Friend from Blogging to Fame, Renato de Trindade (Just famed it and you - Good Luck!)
And yet another reason to eat dark chocolate–great information
Excellent post and blog. Reminds me of what my mom used to say about onions and garlic that it was good for my heart, grew to love them in my earlier years then discovered it was bad for my dating >:¬} !!!
Whoa…tastes TERRIBLE, but it’s good for you…nice
i love chocolates! btw, nice blog! Care for a link exchange?
Very Informative not only for Heart Patient but also all health freaks.
keep good going.
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Hi !!! I’m chris from lugano - switzerland. very compliments for your nice blog, i visited today for my first time. Go ahead !!
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I love chocolate… good thing its good for you!
lol. did you know that chocolate was banned in switzerland for many years. read this
This is a post in my taste…total addicted to chocolate …sometimes it is like a …:-P if I say like this it can get you to a higher and happier place
Mmmmh…I simply LOVE dark chocolate
I usually buy the ones with 85% cocoa and at first they tasted horrible, bitter and dry…yuck…but now they are my favourite and even the 70% (which most normal people think is too bitter) is velvety and sweet to me now 
Excellent companion for coffee!
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This is great news since I’m a chocoholic. I like to buy a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and have about one tablespoon a day just to get my fix. And the funny thing is I don’t really care for milk chocolate-too sweet.
Anyway thanks for the information.
Cindy
As my grandparents get older, they love the sweets and the vaulable knowledge they learn here. Thank You
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thanks and Happy Holidays!
Never known about the benefits of Dark Chocolate…. this festive gonna eat more of them ….
thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing
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