Posted on 05/23/2017 10:09:16 PM PDT by Innovative
Eating chocolate has been linked with a reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, and now a new study from Denmark suggests that regular consumption of the treat may help to prevent the development of atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat.
Researchers found that adults in the study who ate chocolate at least once a month — or more frequently than that — had rates of atrial fibrillation that were 10 to 20 percent lower than those who ate chocolate less than once a month, according to the findings published today (May 23) in the journal Heart
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Chocolate is good for you.
Lillie’s with stevia - YUM.
The darker the better (seriously!) Dark chocolate is good for your heart. This is said today. Eat it NOW as tomorrow the story may change. (It’s been known to happen)
For chocolate, the news just keeps getting better,
But you are correct about dark chocolate being the best for you.
Probably the magnesium in chocolate that is good for the heart.
I’m drinking a glass of hot dark chocolate cocoa right now. So good!
I believe my Chocolate Prescription is due for renewal.
My Doctor reccomends Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut Bar; two per week, as needed for peace and joy.
Hope to hear you splurged with a dollop of whipped cream on top :-)
I shoulda got a chocolate pacemaker stead of this crappy Medtronic thingie.....
Dark is really the only kind eaten. Milk chocolate is far too sweet and doesn’t digest well for me. I contribute this to the fact that I’m lactose intolerant. :-) Sad state! Unable to eat ice cream either, unless it is eaten with food - IE corn chips, not too sweet cookie or cake. Chocolate ice cream and FRITOS are an epicurean’s fondest dream.
I’m cured!! Calling Dr. Hershey first thing in the morning.
I most certainly did.
And I sweetened it with some good Stevia powder.
I can’t tell you how tasty real dark chocolate milk is!
I was going to join you until I remembered that I am a newly diagnosed type two diabetic with an A1C of 8.9.
I believe my Chocolate Prescription is due for renewal.
Two Nutrageou a day keeps the doctor away!!!
I ate a lot of chocolate and still got A-fib - I must not have eaten enough...
I’m repeatedly-flummoxed at the collective ignorance of Americans and others in developed countries.
Chocolate itself was never bad.
It’s all the other crap that they add to it which makes chocolate bad.
That goes for most anything these days...
Research paid for by the chocolate association.
Just had some....and dark chocolate is not sweet. I also drink plenty of red wine, just in case, for health reasons only.
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