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28/04/2008
Chocolate May Be Good For Your Heart, Says Study
A study at the University of East Anglia is seeking 150 women to eat a chocolate bar a day for a year.
While this may seem like a very appealing idea for most women, the study has more serious undertones. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UAE) want to test their theory that chocolate could help prevent postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes from getting heart disease.
Experts say that flavonoids found in cocoa and soy have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease.
During menopause, women's risk of heart disease and stroke increases due to the decrease in the production of estrogen which protects the heart.
It is reported that death from heart disease is about three times higher in diabetic women.
Leading the study, biochemist Aedin Cassidy hopes that "there will be an additional benefit from dietary intervention in addition to the women's drug therapy".
Ms Cassidy added that if the trial works, advice will be given on a whole range of foods.
The study funded by research group Diabetes UK will involve staff from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Institute of Food Research.
The findings will also be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Women interested in participating should call: 01603288570.
(DS)
While this may seem like a very appealing idea for most women, the study has more serious undertones. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UAE) want to test their theory that chocolate could help prevent postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes from getting heart disease.
Experts say that flavonoids found in cocoa and soy have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease.
During menopause, women's risk of heart disease and stroke increases due to the decrease in the production of estrogen which protects the heart.
It is reported that death from heart disease is about three times higher in diabetic women.
Leading the study, biochemist Aedin Cassidy hopes that "there will be an additional benefit from dietary intervention in addition to the women's drug therapy".
Ms Cassidy added that if the trial works, advice will be given on a whole range of foods.
The study funded by research group Diabetes UK will involve staff from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Institute of Food Research.
The findings will also be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Women interested in participating should call: 01603288570.
(DS)
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