Chocolate As Medicine?

Have you ever thought that Chocolate can infact make us healthy? Sounds strange. Alright!! Lets read more........

It can lower Blood Pressure

Researchers at the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany gave 44 people with borderline or mild hypertension 30 calories a dayof dark or white chocolates. After about four months, the number of dark chocolate eaters diagnosed with hypertension dropped fro 86 percent to 68 percent. Most likely the results were thanks to the antioxidant effects of dark chocolate, the researchers say.

It can help you burn fat

Chocolate loving men who eat the sweet treat are in better health than those who don't like it, say docs at Imperial College London and Nestle. Over five days, a group of 22 healthy men( half liked chocolate; half did not) ate the same food, plus either chocolate or bread. Blood and urine tests showed the chocolate lovers processed fatty foods better and had lower LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Yes, indulging every once in a while may have long term heart benefits -- but when paired with a healthy diet. "You can't just eat chocolate while you sit on the couch and watch TV," says a researcher.