{"id":13465,"date":"2007-11-22T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T04:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cardiophile.com\/?p=13465"},"modified":"2007-11-22T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2007-11-22T04:30:30","slug":"dark-chocolate-day-keeps-cardiologist-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/general\/dark-chocolate-day-keeps-cardiologist-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>A recent study published in \u2018Circulation\u2019 suggests that eating dark chocolate can decrease your risk for heart attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heart attack is caused by blockage in the blood vessels supplying the heart. High oxidative stress and limited availability of antioxidants lead to the damage of the blood vessels, leading to increased chances for a blood clot.<strong>\u00a0But dark chocolates (which contain 70% cocoa) have lots of\u00a0flavonoids\u00a0\u2013 potent antioxidants which helps to overcome the\u00a0oxidative stress present in our body.<\/strong>\u00a0They also decrease the activation of blood platelets \u2013 the blood cells responsible for blood clotting. The study which was conducted by a team of scientists in Switzerland, found that within two hours of eating 40g dark chocolate, the size of the coronary blood vessels increased by 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t you get more flavonoids from other foods? \u2013 you may ask. But the fact remains that dark chocolate contains greater amounts of flavonoids than any other food like green tea and blueberries. And companies have perfected their techniques for the preparation of dark chocolate that up to 95% of flavonoids are preserved!<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And before you reach out for that delicious dark bar, here\u2019s something that you should remember \u2013 Although eating some of it is good for the heart, it\u2019s still full of calories. So you\u2019ve got to cut down on some other food stuffs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dark chocolate a day keeps the cardiologist away! A recent study published in \u2018Circulation\u2019 suggests that eating dark chocolate can decrease your risk for heart attack. Heart attack is caused by blockage in the blood vessels supplying the heart. 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