Chocolate Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:00 PM EST

health, diet, chocolate

Carla K. Johnson, AP Medical Writer

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fritzg

Chocolate and wine are good for us. YES! Now I have even more reasons to give up nothing for lent. :-)

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#1 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:12 PM EST

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Levi

If Chocolate lowers blood pressure than I am the healthest person in the world!

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1 vote

#2 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:32 PM EST

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andria

I love this news too. However, just because chocolate is healthy, doesn't mean that most chocolate candies are healthy. A lot of them are mostly sugar, a most unhealthy food.

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1 vote

#3 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:36 PM EST

{"commentId":42592,"authorDomain":"fritzg"}

fritzg

Endangered Species Chocolate, (http://www.chocolatebar.com/) is fair trade and organic and many of theri bars have a higher percentage of cocoa.

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2 votes

#4 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:46 PM EST

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Gene11

I have always wondered why I have low blood pressure maybe it really is from all the cocoa I eat. I also agree with fritzg, Endangered Species Chocolate is the best!

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1 vote

#5 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:12 PM EST

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Fatboy

Who funds this stuff???? With so many conflicting studies by scientists (british of otherwise) I'm surprised people can still figure out what's good for them.

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1 vote

#6 - Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:12 PM EST

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andria

Ha, ha. Admittedly, to some extent we are just looking to justify things which we like. Many of these studies are funded by particular industries. So studies have to be repeated, done with more users, and have cause/effect more isolated before the public health groups will recommend that XYZ be added/removed from the diet. For example now there are more and more credible organizations talking about the need for Omega-3s. The USDA still hasn't come up with a recommended intake, but when it does, then most people will know it's good for them. I do think it would be helpful if these news articles would make an effort to provide references to more well-proven health information along with the "latest" findings. For example:
http://www.nutrition.gov/
http://www.whfoods.com/index.html

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#7 - Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:36 AM EST

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Fatboy

Problem with these 'recommendations' is that many of these findings are often conflicting. ie. A glass of red wine is good for ur heart but bad for your liver etc

The media will always push whatever sells papers. Senastional findings like 'Choclate is good for you' will always get more air time than 'bran keeps you regular'. As a result the public are always going to get a skewed view of what's good for them.

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#8 - Thu Mar 2, 2006 7:21 PM EST

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andria

As a result the public are always going to get a skewed view of what's good for them.

If newspapers are there only source of information, then this is probably true. But as I pointed out, there are reliable sources for better tested information and balanced recommendations.

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#9 - Thu Mar 2, 2006 7:29 PM EST

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