Be Sweet to Your Heart
I was reading this month’s Family Circle magazine and found a blurb about chocolate in the health section, titled “Be Sweet to Your Heart:”
“Tea and chocolate have been touted as heart smart, but you’re better off reaching for the latter, reveals a new review. “Cocoa causes systolic and diastolic blood pressure to drop about 5 and 3 points, respectively, while tea doesn’t appear to have much of an effect,” says study author Dirk Taubert, M.D., Ph.D., of the University Hospital of Cologne in Germany.”
~ Family Circle Magazine, August 2007
This is fine by me as I’d much rather reach for some chocolate than tea! What do you think?
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4 opinions for Be Sweet to Your Heart
Grace
Jul 13, 2007 at 3:10 pm
aaah! another excuse to have my bar of chocolate!
did the study say if milk or dark have the same effect?
Heather
Jul 13, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Hi Grace! The article didn’t mention dark or milk, but my best guess would be dark because it has a higher percentage of cocoa in it.
Chef Jules
Jul 16, 2007 at 7:34 am
Hi Heather!
Now these are the type of studies I always put stock in. :)
I’ll opt for both the tea and the chocolate. Just to ensure I’m the picture of health, you know!
Heather
Jul 16, 2007 at 7:45 am
Hi Jules! I’m right there with you. I’m not a huge tea fan but hey, better to be safe than sorry! :D
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