Re: Small amounts of dark chocolate benefit blood pressure: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"

I would love to see a dosing study. An unrestricted grant from a large
chocolate manufacturer should be able to fund it.
White vs, 30 kCal vs 90 kCal vs 270 kCal.

On Jul 14, 11:44 am, "D." <djense...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> The authors re****t that "The most intriguing finding of this study is
> that small amounts of commercial cocoa confectionary convey a similar
> BP-lowering potential compared with comprehensive dietary
> modifications that have proven efficacy to reduce cardiovascular event
> rate. Whereas long-term adherence to complex behavioral changes is
> often low and requires continuous counseling, adoption of small
> amounts of flavanol-rich cocoa into the habitual diet is a dietary
> modification that is easy to adhere to and therefore may be a
> promising behavioral approach to lower blood pressure in individuals
> with above-optimal blood pressure."
>
> That's just a complicated way of saying that eating a small piece of
> dark chocolate every day is an easy thing for people to do, and the
> fact that it is good for them ends up as a great bonus!
>
> D.