I just found an interesting article about scientists investigating whether eating chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease in women with diabetes.
What a thought, if you have diabetes you don’t normally get chocolate or sweets, or what you may have is very limited. The volunteers in this study would be post menopausal women under age 70 with type 2 diabetes, and have been taking cholesterol lowering drugs for at least 12 months. The scientists will ask these women to eat a bar of chocolate a day for a year.
Cocoa is rich in compounds called flavonoids, which are thought to benefit the heart. The chocolate bars that they will use, are a specially formulated form of chocolate, which contains more flavonoids than usual. They also added soy (another source of flavonoids) to the chocolate bars.
The scientists hope to show that adding flavonoids to the women’s diet will provide additional protection from heart disease. Also it may give women the opportunity to take more control over reducing their risk of heart disease in the future. They do recommend that people with diabetes eat a diet low in fat, salt and sugar with plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Scientists state that a successful outcome of this research would mean, being able to offer people at high risk better protection over and above what is provided by commercial drugs.
I have always said chocolate is good and good for you, with serotonin, endorphins, and now more flavonoids. Satisfy your taste for chocolate and stay healthy!
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