Old and young, all love chocolates and cocoa-based food. True, it’s of a great concern among medical scientists for increasing obesity among people leading to several health crises. But, here is good information on effects of having cocoa. A Dutch study in elderly men suggests, regular consumption of cocoa may halve risk of dying and lower blood pressure. But it is not necessarily good news for chocoholics, experts caution.
‘The men in the group that consumed the least cocoa were twice as likely to die from a heart attack than those in the group that consumed the most cocoa – at least 4g per day – and the risk remained lower even when other factors such as smoking, physical exercise and weight were taken into account,’ says lead researcher Brian Buijsse, at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.
Via: New Scientist