Consumption of chocolate in moderate doses contributes to reducing cardiovascular diseases, according to Italian scientists.

Scientists conducted a study in which 20 thousand. human. It turned out that moderate consumption of high-quality chocolate can protect against the occurrence of myocardial infarction. The ideal daily norm of chocolate is 6-7 grams to guarantee a protective effect against inflammatory processes and cardiovascular diseases derived from them, experts say..

Experts found that in the blood of people who consume chocolate in moderation, a reduced content of C-reactive protein. This means that the inflammatory processes in the body are significantly muted. Chronic inflammatory processes are fraught with the risk of cardiovascular disease - from myocardial infarction to stroke, doctors believe, and call for periodic checks of the content of C-reactive protein in the blood.

Project manager Giovanna De Gaetano said that these are the first steps to prevent not only cardiological, but also oncological diseases. She believes that it will be necessary, perhaps, to revise the content of the famous "Mediterranean diet" and to delete the chocolate from the list of sweets harmful to human health.

Medicinform. Net.