Sweet News: Chocolate Reduces Blood Pressure
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A new study associates eating dark chocolate with lowering blood pressure. But the daily dose recommended by doctors is no dessert lover's dream.
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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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A new report provides more evidence that a low-fat diet full of fruits and vegetables, but little salt, can lead to a significant drop in blood pressure.
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SCIENTISTS today revealed a new way to extend your life and avoid heart disease... drink red wine and eat dark chocolate! The tasty ingredients are part of a simple new diet hailed as the &quot;Polymeal&quot;.
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NEW YORK  - One half of a cup of soy nuts each day may work as well as anti-hypertension medication to lower blood pressure, a new study in postmenopausal women demonstrates.
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Taking a blood pressure pill at bedtime instead of in the morning might be healthier for some high-risk people.
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A grapefruit or two a day, along with a healthy diet, could help shrink widening waistlines. It might also cut smokers' risk for cancer as it inhibits a carcinogen in tobacco smoke.
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Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.
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Drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, research suggests.
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KING-SIZE chocolate bars will be cut down to size as the food and drinks industry tackles obesity head-on. Reducing portion sizes is one of seven key pledges set out in the first Manifesto for Food and Health
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A GlaxoSmithKline  blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to a large clinical trial.
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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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Eating whole grain cereals has already shown promise for lowering blood pressure and warding off heart attacks, but it may also significantly reduce the risk of heart failure, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- There's more good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours...
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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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WOMEN have compared chocolate to sex for decades. Now doctors have discovered a scientific link between the two. According to Italian researchers, women who eat chocolate regularly had the highest levels of desire, arousal and satisfaction from sex.
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Germany health insurance firm DAK has advised its clients to eat more chocolate to reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack. Recent research from Greece found that eating dark chocolate may help improve