Chocolate is definitely one thing many people can't resist its craving.
But do you know that cocoa in the chocolate maybe healthy for the heart?
According to a research, Spanish researchers put 42 men and women on a diet that included either 1.4 ounces of unsweetened cocoa powder mixed with skim milk daily, or plain skim milk. They found that after 30 days, those who drank the cocoa-flavored milk had lower levels of inflammatory markers associated with heart disease than those who drank the plain milk.
Moreover, the participants are at average 70 of age, with high risk of cardiovascular disease and bad cholesterol, and obesity. Hence the result proove to be critical.
For more reading: Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart
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