Middle-aged and elderly Swedish women who regularly ate a small
amount of chocolate had lower risks of heart failure risks, in a study
reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association.
The nine-year study, conducted among 31,823 middle-aged and elderly Swedish women, looked at the relationship of the amount of high-quality chocolate the women ate, compared to their risk for heart failure. The quality of chocolate consumed by the women had a higher density cocoa content somewhat like dark chocolate by American standards. In this study, researchers found:
- Women who ate an average of one to two servings of the high-quality chocolate per week had a 32 percent lower risk of developing heart failure.
- Those who had one to three servings per month had a 26 percent lower risk.
- Those who consumed at least one serving daily or more didn’t appear to benefit from a protective effect against heart failure.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Moderate chocolate consumption linked to lower risks of heart failure — Science Blog
