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Can Dark Chocolate Help Treat High Cholesterol?

Written by Mita Majumdar   
Thursday, 17 April 2008
 
A double-blind, cross-over study published in the Journal of Nutrition indicates that daily consumption of dark chocolate containing plant sterols (PS) and cocoa flavanols (CF) could lower LDL cholesterol in people with high cholesterol. Following a trial on 49 adults, researchers from Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, concluded that regular consumption of these chocolates as part of a low-fat diet could lower blood pressure as well as lower cholesterol levels in adults with elevated cholesterol.  

References:

1. Robin R. Allen,, LeaAnn Carson, Catherine Kwik-Uribe, Ellen M. Evans and John W. Erdman, Jr: Daily Consumption of a Dark Chocolate Containing Flavanols and Added Sterol Esters Affects Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Normotensive Population with Elevated Cholesterol. J. Nutr. 138:725-731, April 2008.
2. http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/138/4/725
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Ellen said:

Dark chocolate contains antioxidants which are beneficial to your health in many ways. It has also been shown to lower blood pressure.
 
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