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FEATURE:
Tragic News:
Chocolate Isn’t Good For You
We’ve all heard it, and longed to believe it: chocolate is healthy. Sadly, it’s not true, at least according to the respected British medical journal, The Lancet.
In December The Lancet published a report denying the claims by the American Heart Association that just two hours after eating chocolate, 22 heart-transplant patients showed measurable improvements in blood flow and vascular function. Compared with a placebo, they also had less clotting.
The Mayo Clinic makes a similar claim. The darker the chocolate,
the greater the chance of its being high in antioxidants, according
to the Clinic’s Health Letter. Says Dr. Jacob Shani, chairman
of the Cardiac Institute at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn,
dark chocolate with few added ingredients (like sugar) is best.
But the Lancet report notes that studies show only modest benefits from chocolate. You still have to watch calories and fat.
‘If you ask me what’s more important, a little physical activity like walking or eating the chocolate, go take your walk,’ said Dr. Shani. ‘I don’t think in the very near future we’re going to tell every patient go ahead and eat lots of chocolate. That would be too good to be true.’