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Thursday, 17 September 2009

For Medicinal Purposes Only, of course.

From the New York Times :
In a study that will provide comfort to chocoholics everywhere, researchers in Sweden have found evidence that people who eat chocolate have increased survival rates after a heart attack — and it may be that the more they eat, the better.
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Compared with people who ate none, those who had chocolate less than once a month had a 27 percent reduction in their risk for cardiac death, those who ate it up to once a week had a 44 percent reduction and those who indulged twice or more a week had a 66 percent reduced risk of dying from a subsequent heart event. The beneficial effect remained after controlling for intake of other kinds of sweets.
Make mine Lindt 80% cocoa mass dark chocolate please, three times a week. For medicinal purposes only, of course.
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4 comments:

  1. JamieSaturday, September 19, 2009 5:34:00 pm

    Same, only the 'intense mint' variant. :)

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  2. LaserlightTuesday, September 22, 2009 5:23:00 am

    I'm allergic to chocolate--nausea, vertigo, headache and other unpleasantries. I guess I'll need to make sure my will is up to date.

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  3. tracey.becker1@gmail.comThursday, September 24, 2009 10:53:00 am

    I am all for studies that TELL me to eat chocolate. I'm off to look for one to TELL me to drink more wine and then? My life will be completely perfect.

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  4. Zoe BrainThursday, September 24, 2009 7:29:00 pm

    The health benefits of one glass of red wine per day have been noted for some time.

    :)

    Glad to help.

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