Science has long proven that moderate consumption of pure chocolate is good for the body.. But recently, Swedish scientists have made a new discovery in favor of this tasty product..

According to their published data, a chocolate bar can reduce the risk of stroke in a strong half of humanity.. But this disease is one of the main causes of death in developed countries.. In order for men to protect their cardiovascular system, they need to include 63 grams of chocolate in their diet daily..

Such an important discovery was made by Swedish scientists from the Royal Karolinska Institute.. The study involved 37,000 men from this country, whose age ranged from 49 to 75 years.. Some of them ate a chocolate bar daily for ten years, as a result of which they were less at risk of stroke than other volunteers..

Swedish scientists attribute the positive effect of chocolate to the content of substances such as flavonoids in it.. They have anticoagulant, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thanks to which they protect the human cardiovascular system from various diseases.. Scientists also hypothesized that flavonoids can help lower blood cholesterol and reduce blood pressure..

Moreover, to reduce the risk of getting a stroke, you can eat not only dark chocolate, but also milk chocolate.. This fact is especially pleasant for those with a sweet tooth.. But without harm to the body, everyone can consume a very small amount - about 63 grams. By the way, nutritionists have long argued that milk chocolate contains much less fat than bitter..

Similar conclusions about the beneficial effects of chocolate on the cardiovascular system were also confirmed by studies conducted in other countries.. Scientists in America and Europe, where the number of strokes has reached a frightening figure, found that daily consumption of a small amount of chocolate reduces the risk of stroke by about 19%.. But the effect is possible only if there is this product in small quantities..

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