REUTERS - Fancy a chocolate bar? Regularly indulging in the snack may actually help men decrease their risk of having a stroke, according to a Swedish study.
Researchers writing in the journal Neurology found that of more than 37,000 men followed for a decade, those who ate the most chocolate - typically the equivalent of one-third of a cup of chocolate chips - had a 17 percent lower risk of stroke than men who avoided chocolate.
The study is hardly the first to link chocolate to cardiovascular benefits, with several previous ones suggesting that chocolate fans have lower rates of certain risks for heart disease and stroke, like high blood pressure.
"The beneficial effect of chocolate consumption on stroke may be related to the flavonoids in chocolate," wrote Susanna Larsson, at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who led the study.
Another study she conducted last year found similar results for women.
Source and more info: http://ph.she.yahoo.com/men-love-chocolate-lower-stroke-risk-study-112244656.html
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Stress kills. I’ve seen people die from stress. Your hormones go berserk. You age prematurely,” quipped Dr. Virginia Jean Alva, medical director of Saujana Premiere, a new 16-hectare eco-retirement community in Silang, Cavite, that has complete health and wellness facilities geared for retirees, seniors and the health conscious.
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