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A little chocolate does blood pressure good
Regular eating of small amounts of dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure. In a German study, 44 volunteers with mildly raised blood pressure ate just over six grams of dark chocolate (one square from German chocolate bar Ritter Sport) or the same amount of white chocolate daily for five months. Systolic blood pressure decreased by an average of three points and diastolic pressure dropped al ...
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