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Chocolate reduces by 37% the risk of heart attack

British researchers analyzed the results of seven studies involving more than 100 thousand people and stated: consumption of large amounts of chocolate significantly reduces the risk of heart attack

In addition to that, it was found that chocolate reduces by 29% the risk of stroke. The researchers noted that despite the advantages, Care should be taken of becoming overweight and called chocolate manufacturers to reduce Fats to allow the public Enjoy the health benefits of it.


Can not do Give up chocolate?
Do not hold back: Researchers have found that consuming large amounts of chocolate reduces by 37% the risk of heart disease.
The results were published In the British Medical Journal and presented at the European Society of Cardiology held in Paris.

The study confirms the results of previous studies on the subject and found that the health benefits of chocolate to the Heart. However, the researchers emphasize that further studies are needed to consider how chocolate affects the function of the heart.

Several previous studies have shown that eating chocolate positively affects human health, due to antioxidant and anti-inflammatory found in chocolate. So, reduces
Chocolate blood pressure and improves insulin hormone sensitivity - and thus reduces the risk of diabetes.

However, evidence to how chocolate affects your heart is still unclear. Therefore, Dr. Oscar Franco and colleagues from the University of Cambridge Reviewed medical studies that examined the effect of eating chocolate on heart attacks and stroke.

Tested a total of seven studies involving over 100 thousand participants who had no history of heart disease. Each study compared two groups: one consumed a large amount of Chocolate and the other consumed a minimal amount. The researchers did not provide exact details of the amount of chocolate consumed and not mentioned the type, but previous research on the subject showed That the healthiest chocolate is dark chocolate with high percentage (over 60%).

Five studies reported a beneficial effect that the consumption of a large amount of chocolate on the reduced incidence of heart disease and blood vessels. Studies have shown that consumption of high levels Of chocolate leads to reduce the risk of heart disease and blood vessels at the rate of 37% and a 29% reduction in risk of stroke.

The researchers noted that the findings should be treated with caution, especially because of that the commercial chocolate that sold today on the markets is high in calories, about 500 calories per 100 grams, and eating large quantities of Chocolate brings to weight gaining And with it to increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. However, they note that with respect to the health benefits of chocolate, the manufacturers should reduce the amount of fat and sugars in Chocolate products.

The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 approximately -23.6 million people will die from heart disease.
Heart disease and cardiovascular are considered the cause of mortality and morbidity the second most common disease in Israel, after cancers.
Atherosclerosis causes every year about seven thousand deaths, two thousand of them from heart attacks and five thousand deaths from other diseases Caused by atherosclerosis.

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