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Though the studies have not yet been undertaken to prove it, there are strong reasons to believe that chocolate can help protect you against many other illnesses besides cardiovascular disease as well. We know that free radicals are associated with many of the diseases that are the scourge of modern societyeverything from cancer and Alzheimers disease to rheumatoid arthritis and cataracts. We know that antioxidants cleanse the body of free radicals. And we know that chocolate is abundant in flavonoids, some of the most potent polyphenol antioxidants known (100 times more potent than vitamin C).
Cardiovascular Disease
The evidence linking antioxidants to reduced cardiovascular disease is overwhelming. A study at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston of 1,800 nurses with histories of coronary problems found that women who consumed high amounts of antioxidant-rich foods had a 33 percent lower risk of heart attack and a 71 percent lower risk of stroke compared to women who ate few foods containing antioxidants.
Much of the best evidence involves consumption of red wine, which contains the same flavonoids (a subgroup of polyphenols) as chocolate. Huge studies, such as the American Cancer Society Study of 276,802 people and the Nurse's Health Study of 87,526 women, all |
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