Blood Pressure
Data on blood pressure reported by researchers at University of Leipzig, Leipzig Heart Center
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 7th, 2010
A new study, 'Low vs. higher-dose dark chocolate and blood pressure in cardiovascular high-risk patients,' is now available. "Dark chocolate may have blood pressure-lowering properties. We conducted a prospective randomized open-label blinded end-point design trial to study a potential dose dependency of the presumed antihypertensive effect of dark chocolate by directly comparing low vs. higher doses of dark chocolate over the course of 3 months," scientists in Leipzig, Germany report.
"We enrolled a total of 102 patients with prehypertension/stage 1 hypertension and established cardiovascular end-organ damage or diabetes mellitus. Patients were randomly assigned to...
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