Yummy dark chocolates good for health of the heart…

Recently conducted health studies are showing the positive effects of mouth watering dark chocolates on health of the heart and in reducing the risk of heart diseases. According to the recently published news in Journal of the American Medical Association, a small study that was done in Germany provides the evidence. It says that polyphenols present in dark chocolate may lower blood pressure and help your heart .The following are the details of the study.

Thirteen adults with untreated mild hypertension were given three ounces of either white or dark chocolate every day for two weeks, with the dark chocolate group achieving a five-point drop in the highest blood pressure reading and knocking two points off the lower reading. In contrast, the other group saw no improvement at all as white chocolate contains no polyphenols. http://my.cardiovalens.com/articles/articledisplay.asp?article_id=prev&articledetail_id=prev_yummy