Chocolate good for heart, says ESC study
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-07-22 21:18 GMT | Update On 2020-07-23 05:57 GMT
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Good news for chocolate lovers. Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Although epidemiological studies have examined the role of chocolate in preventing cardiometabolic disease, the results remain inconsistent.
"Our study suggests that chocolate helps keep the heart's blood vessels healthy," said study author Dr. Chayakrit Krittanawong of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
"In the past, clinical studies have shown that chocolate is beneficial for both blood pressure and the lining of blood vessels," he continued. "I wanted to see if it affects the blood vessels supplying the heart (the coronary arteries) or not. And if it does, is it beneficial or harmful?"
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