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Husband, father, brother or sister you buff brown man? Do not worry, chocolate provide benefits for men who 'love'.
The study, conducted by a team of researchers in Sweden showed men who regularly eat chocolate less risk of stroke.
The study has been published in a journal of neurology, which is more than a decade of research involving more than 37.000 men who like to eat chocolate.
Measures of male chocolate eaten in the study is equivalent to one-third cup filled with chocolate chips.
With regular consumption of padaan measure has reduced 17 percent higher risk of stroke compared to men who did not eat chocolate.
This is not the first study to indicate the benefits of chocolate on the human cardiovascular health.
Previously many other studies show chocolate aficionados have lower risk of system-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure.
"What these chocolate fan to reduce the risk of stroke is the flavonoid content in it," said Susanna Larsson, a researcher from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who is also head of the research involved.
Larsson also made the same study last year against women and also found the same results.
According to the study, is a flavonoid compounds that act as antioxidants.
It has a very good effect on blood pressure, cholesterol and blood vessel function.
In the study, the range of Swedish men aged 49 to 75 years reported eating as usual and also eat chocolate as their side food.
After 10 years of monitoring, only 1.995 of the total number of men involved in the study suffered a stroke for the first time.
Larsson's research group also lists other factors involved in their study such as weight, diet, and whether they have high blood pressure or otherwise.
"Although the factors mentioned above have been taken into account but men who eat a lot of chocolate to get a 17 percent reduction in the risk of stroke," he said.
Meanwhile, a researcher, Richard Libman, who is also Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Cushing Neuroscience Institute Manhasset, New York, the United States said, flavonoids are not only found in chocolate or even other foods such as apples, broccoli, soybeans, tea and nuts.
"But the facts found above does not mean people can eat chocolate anytime.
"Consider the negative effects of chocolate consumption such as obesity and type 2 diabetes," she said.
source Utusan
