New benefits of chocolate

Chocolate can reduce the risk of stroke and the risk of dying after suffering a stroke, say Canadian researchers. The study involved more than 44 thousand people. Noticed that those who ate one serving of chocolate a week, experienced reduced risk of stroke by 22%. In the second follow-up study involved more than a thousand people per week consume 50 grams of chocolate: in this case, the risk of stroke decreased by 46%. Only in the third recent study, the results showed no clear relationship between the consumption of chocolate and heart protection from stroke and death. It is worth noting that scientists have long revealed the secret of good chocolate, which is the high content of antioxidants called flavonoids - that these substances are likely to have a protective effect against stroke. Thus, Italian experts even before its Canadian colleagues said that chocolate lovers is fairly cordial "strength". Use only 10 grams of dark chocolate a day reduces men's quarter, and in women by one third the risk of myocardial infarction. It turns out that the active elements of delicacy, where the content of cocoa beans is at least 50%, have the ability to maintain the elasticity of blood vessel walls. As a result, they retain the youth and the capacity for normal functioning. That is why dark chocolate, experts note, has the ability to significantly prevent heart attacks and stroke.