Dark Chocolate lowers blood pressure

For the people with hypertension, eat dark chocolate! Because eating it can significantly reduce blood pressure. Researchers combined the results of 15 studies into the effects of flavanols, which are the compounds in the chocolate that cause dilation of blood vessels, on blood pressure.

Dr. Karin Ried worked with a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, to conduct analysis. Ried said that "the flavanols have been shown to increase the formation of endothelial nitric oxide, which promotes vasodilation and in the end lower blood pressure."

However the consumption of the chocolate only has effect on people with high blood pressure, and actually has no effect of people with normal blood pressure. The pressure seen in the results for people with hypertension is comparable to the effects of 30 daily minutes of physical activity, which can theoretically reduce the risk of cardiovascular events by 20% in five years.

Though the consumption of chocolate as a long-term treatment is questionable.

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