Study: Chocolate reduces blood pressure
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Here's some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey's Kisses to do it, a small study suggests. The new research from Germany adds to mounting evidence linking dark chocolate with health benefits, but it's the first to suggest that just a tiny amount may suffice.
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An ingredient in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines. A study found that theobromine -- found in cocoa -- was nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs
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NEW YORK  - Drinking caffeinated beverages on a regular basis may provide significant protection against death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health and nutrition study.
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Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which act as natural antioxidants _ chemicals that combat the damage oxygen does to the body.
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Resistance is futile. The more we try to fight off a craving for chocolate, the more our desire for it grows, a British researcher said on Tuesday.
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Theobromine, an ingredient in chocolate, could be used to stop persistent coughs, researchers said yesterday. The compound, which comes from cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping
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MUNICH, Germany -- There&#39;s good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found eating dark chocolate appears to temporarily make blood vessels more flexible, which could help prevent hardening of the arteries.
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NEW ORLEANS  - Cholesterol-lowering  'statin' drugs -- such as Lipitor or Zocor, for example -- also  lower blood pressure to a modest extent, according to a report  at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
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A German insurance firm has written to clients urging them to eat more chocolate if they want to cut the risk of heart attacks. Many scientists now accept the antioxidants found in cocoa have been shown to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease.
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Chocolate pilchards, anyone? Chocolate is not just (possibly) good for your brain, it can ward off strokes, dementia, heart disease and cancer.â¦
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Adage Reports that the antioxidant-rich cocoa flavanols in dark chocolate can be heart-healthful have sent dark chocolate through the roof. Sales are up 40 percent this year and 25 percent of all US households have dark chocolate in the cupboard. Chris Baldwin, senior vice president of Hershey&#146;s US commercial group, whose sales of Special Dark chocolate have climbed 37 percent ...
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Here's some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey's Kisses to do it, a small study suggests.
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Some drugs that drop blood pressure can  help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with  lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such  medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Here is an interesting way to keep heart disease at bay. Australian researchers have found that a daily meal of seven ingredients including wine and chocolate could cut heart disease by 76 per cent.
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Eating dark chocolate may not leave you with the feeling of guilt anymore. Greek researchers say they have evidence that shows chocolate improves the function of blood vessels, which in turn helps prevent
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If you are a woman and consume 800 micrograms or more of folate per day you are much less likely to be at risk of having high blood pressure, says a new study.
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Close control of blood pressure helps reduce eye problems in people with type 2 diabetes, says a British study in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.