Older Women Heart Benefits from Chocolate

Women that are age 70 and older who consumed one serving of chocolate -- which is equivalent to one cup of hot cocoa -- only once a week had a 35% reduced risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease.

And the 10-year study also showed almost a 60% lower risk of hospitalization or death from heart failure for these women; compared with most infrequent chocolate eaters.

The researchers said the findings do not show a cause-and-effect relationship and support only moderate, not frequent, chocolate consumption.