When we were little, it has always been a source of our tantrums every time our parents exclude the chocolate bars we slipped into the grocery cart. We must admit, its everybody’s favorite. It gives a certain happiness every time we can mumble a bunch of it. However, we tend to control the amount of chocolate consumption from a basic reason of consuming large amount of it is tantamount to consuming in such much calories that it contains. The greater the amount of calories, the greater the risk of developing diseases. This paranoia lead to some people not to consume chocolates at all. There has been a study recently which proved that people who ate the most chocolate had a 27 percent and 48 percent reduced risk of heart attack and stroke. Sounds ironic isn’t it? In German Institute of Human Nutrition, in Nuthetal, Germany, there has been a study lead by Brian Buijsse which tells that eating as little as a quarter of an ounce of chocolate each day, may lower your risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke. However Buijsse emphasized on the kind of chocolate that you would eat. “Dark chocolate exhibits the greatest effects, milk chocolate fewer, and white chocolate no effects.” Based on the study, compared with people who rarely ate chocolate (about one bar per month), the people who ate the most chocolate (slightly more than one bar per week) had a 27 percent and 48 percent reduced risk of heart attack and stroke, respectively, the researchers found. This is such a good news for chocolate addicts. But we should take into consideration that everything that is taken too much is not good. Everything should be in moderation. A Chocolate a Day Keeps the Doctor Away is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →
