Moderate eating chocolate may reduce the risk of stroke

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        Sweden Caroline medical school in the latest issue of the American journal of academic journal neurology published research report said, daily edible a few chocolate may reduce the risk of stroke.

        According to the report introduces, the researchers of more than 37000 age in 49 and 75 years of men between Sweden followed. Their medical records show that, 10 years, these men have nearly 2000 people had a stroke. The researchers to them during this period diet has carried on the questionnaire survey, including their eating chocolate frequency.

        The researchers found that those a lot of eating chocolate of respondents and a few edible don't even eating chocolate, compared to people of their risk of haing a stroke to low many. On average, 63 grams per week eat chocolate, their risk of haing a stroke can reduce 17%.

        For chocolate in reducing the risk of stroke in effect, the researchers speculate that this may is chocolate contain anti-oxidising function of flavonoid compounds in action, this kind of compound also exist in tea, red wine, onion and apple, etc in the food.

        The study involved suzanne larson said, this discovery does not mean that light to eat chocolate can get rid of their risk of having a stroke, excessive eating chocolate can also lead to weight rise, can cause other health problems. (HeMiao SunZheng)