April 8, 2010 — The largest observational study so far to examine the association between chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease has found that those who ate the most chocolate--around 7.5 g per day--had a 39% lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke than individuals who ate almost no chocolate (1.7 g per day).
Lead author Dr Brian Buijsse (German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany) told heartwire : "This shows that habitual consumption of chocolate is related to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke that is partly explained by blood-pressure reduction. The risk reduction is stronger for stroke than for MI, which is logical because it appears that chocolate and cocoa have a pronounced effect on blood pressure, and BP is a higher risk factor for stroke than for MI." Buijsse and colleagues report their findings online March 31, 2010 in the European Heart Journal.
OK, problem is they aren't yet ready to recommend daily amounts but it will be less than what I want. Hey, more is better, right? (Ha ha) Personally I think the benefits come from how good it makes you feel when you eat it - relax, enjoy!!!
Locally made Amano Artisan Chocolate recently won Gold, Silver and Bronze in San Francisco's Chocolate Salon Awards.
Chocolatier Art Pollard is founder of Amano, physics professor from BYU and this place is in Orem, Utah!
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