A study carried out by Chinese researchers suggests that consuming chocolate could reduce cholesterol levels in some people.
Dr Rutai Hui of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing found that chocolate could help people, but only those who already had risk factors for heart disease, and only when consumed in modest amounts.
Eating moderate amounts of cocoa could be “a worthwhile dietary approach” for preventing high cholesterol in certain groups of people, the researchers concluded in a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The research seems to concur with other studies such as one released in March that showed that among 19,300 people, those who ate the most chocolate had lower blood pressure and were less likely to suffer a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years.
