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Many Patients Say 'No' to Chocolate As Medicine  

Study found people preferred pills to the antioxidant-rich sweet to lower blood pressure 

 

 

 


No way!

It appears that people prefer pills over chocolate, even when chocolate works better…what’s this world coming to??? 

Researchers in Australia discovered that patients more often preferred pills over antioxidant-rich chocolate to help control their blood pressure. 

Fifty grams of dark chocolate [roughly one average-sized candy bar] containing 70 percent of cocoa daily was less acceptable than a pill of tomato extract or placebo according to researchers. 

Complete insanity. 

Several trials have found that the antioxidants in dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure, including one that found that even 30 calories of chocolate a day could help (a little more than a Hershey's Kiss).  

Flavonoids and polyphenols [both antioxidants] have shown to decrease blood pressure, leading some experts to advise a small amount of 70% cocoa chocolate in the diet. 

In the new trial people either got chocolate, a tomato extract pill or a soy oil placebo. 

Although the dark chocolate did have a more beneficial effect on blood pressure than either the tomato extract or the placebo, many participants just didn't find this treat palatable. Keep in mind this was done in Australia; these people consider vegemite delicious! 

About half of those in the chocolate group "found it hard" to eat this amount of chocolate every day, while 20 percent "considered it an unacceptable long-term treatment option." 

Participants had no problem with a daily pill, however. 

What we may be seeing is a difference in cultural psycho graphics-that is, why people behave in a particular culture. 

While many Americans are aware of an obesity epidemic, it would be interesting to see Americans would be willing to consume 30 measly calories of dark chocolate to lower blood pressure instead of taking another pill. 

 

Yes only 30 calories. 

 

Americans, being nearly over medicated in some aspects, may have different view points and tastes compared to our ‘Wallabe’ friends.   

 

But for me-I’ll take dark chocolate any day! 

 

But I still want to go to Australia. 


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