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'A chocolate a day keeps strokes at bay' | Eating chocolate every day might protect you against strokes, says a new study. According to an analysis
of available research that will be released today and presented at the American
Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010,
chocolate is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids, which may have a protective
effect against stroke, but more research is needed. Another study found that eating
chocolate may lower the risk of death after suffering a stroke. The analysis involved
reviewing three studies on chocolate and stroke. "More research is needed to determine
whether chocolate truly lowers stroke risk, or whether healthier people are simply
more likely to eat chocolate than others," said study author Sarah Sahib, BScCA,
with McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Sahib worked alongside
Gustavo Saposnik, MD, MSc, where the study was completed at St. Michael's Hospital
and the University of Toronto. The first study found that 44,489 people who ate
one serving of chocolate per week were 22 percent less likely to have a stroke
than people who ate no chocolate. The second study found that 1,169 people who
ate 50 grams of chocolate once a week were 46 percent less likely to die following
a stroke than people who did not eat chocolate. |
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