[guide.chat] In Reply To: chocolate protects the brain

From: "James Liddell" <james.liddell2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "vanessa" <qwerty12�34567a@xxxxxxxxx>, "GUIDE CHAT" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:15:53 +0100
You've been and gone and done it, haven't you, Vanessa?
I mean, posting an article like this when a certain person is liable to read it.
Come on, couldn't you have found something on the benefits of eating seaweed?
or charcoal?
or powdered gnat's wings?
Anything but chocolate.
You do realise we won't see her for dust, now.
Brown, crumbly, sweet dust...
with traces of nuts.......

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Chocolate may protect the brain from stroke (and this time it's the milk 
variety)
Most men in the study consumed milk chocolate, which has more sugar and fat 
than the dark variety
Scientists believe protective effect comes from antioxidants called flavonoids
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 12:09, 30 August 2012 | UPDATED: 12:09, 30 August 2012

For every 50g per week increase in chocolate consumption, stroke risk decreased 
by about 14 per cent
Eating chocolate may reduce the long term risk of stroke, research has shown.
Men who consumed moderate amounts of chocolate each week were less likely to 
suffer a stroke over a period of 10 years than those who ate none.
The difference was small, but significant. Study participants who ate the most 
chocolate, equivalent to about one third of a cup of chocolate chips, reduced 
their stroke risk by 17 per cent. A total of 37,103 Swedish men aged 49 to 75 
took part in the study.
Their diets were assessed with food questionnaires, which asked how often they 
ate chocolate. The men's progress was then followed for 10 years, during which 
researchers recorded 1,995 cases of a first stroke.
Previous studies have shown that chocolate may help prevent diabetes, control 
blood pressure, and protect against heart disease. Healthy antioxidant plant 
chemicals called flavonoids are thought to explain the health benefits.
Dr Susanna Larsson, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who led the 
latest research, reported in the journal Neurology, said: 'The beneficial 
effect of chocolate consumption on stroke may be related to the flavonoids in 
chocolate.
'Flavonoids appear to be protective against cardiovascular disease through 
antioxidant, anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory properties. It's also possible 
that flavonoids in chocolate may decrease blood concentrations of bad 
cholesterol and reduce blood pressure.
 
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'Interestingly, dark chocolate has previously been associated with heart health 
benefits, but about 90 per cent of the chocolate intake in Sweden, including 
what was consumed in our study, is milk chocolate.'
The men who ate the largest quantities consumed a modest 63g of chocolate per 
week. This is about a third of a cup-full of chocolate chips, or just a little 
more than a Mars bar which weighs 58 grams.
Put into context, the 17 per cent risk reduction amounted to 12 fewer strokes 
per 10,000 participants over 10 years, or 100,000 "person years".
The research was followed up by a larger analysis of data from five studies in 
Europe and the US that included 4,260 stroke cases. This showed that people 
eating the most chocolate were 19 per cent less likely to have a stroke than 
those consuming the least.
For every increase in chocolate consumption of about 50 grams per week, stroke 
risk decreased by about 14 per cent.
In their paper, the scientists said further studies were needed before any 
recommendations could be given about chocolate consumption. They added: 
'Because chocolate is high in sugar, saturated fat, and calories, it should be 
consumed in moderation.'
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