{"id":1053191,"date":"2011-10-30T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T15:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/chocolate-consumption-is-inversely-associated-with-coronary-heart-disease.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:48:55","slug":"chocolate-consumption-is-inversely-associated-with-coronary-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/chocolate-consumption-is-inversely-associated-with-coronary-heart-disease.php","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate consumption is inversely associated with coronary heart disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Cocoa and dark chocolate are rich in flavonoids and may lower blood pressure.<\/p>

5,000 people aged 25-93 years participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Family Heart Study.<\/p>

Compared to subjects who did not report any chocolate intake, odds ratios for coronary heart disease (CHD) were:<\/p>

- 1.0 for subjects consuming chocolate 1-3 times\/month
- 0.74 for subjects consuming chocolate 1-4 times\/week
- 0.43 for subjects consuming chocolate 5+ times\/week<\/b><\/p>

Consumption of non-chocolate candy was associated with a 49% higher prevalence of CHD<\/b> comparing 5+\/week vs. none per week [OR = 1.49].<\/p>

Consumption of chocolate is inversely related with prevalent CHD in a general United States population.<\/p>

References:<\/p>

Chocolate consumption is inversely associated with prevalent coronary heart disease: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study<\/a>. Djoussé L, Hopkins PN, North KE, Pankow JS, Arnett DK, Ellison RC. Clin Nutr. 2011 Apr;30(2):182-7. Epub 2010 Sep 19.
Image source: Wikipedia, public domain.<\/p>

From Writer's Almanac<\/a>:<\/p>

Ode to Chocolate<\/b> by Barbara Crooker (excerpt)<\/p>

I hate milk chocolate, don't want clouds
of cream diluting the dark night sky,
don't want pralines or raisins, rubble
in this smooth plateau. I like my coffee
black, my beer from Germany, wine
from Burgundy, the darker, the better.<\/p>

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