An industry sponsored, peer reviewed study has found consuming
chocolate containing plant sterols and cocoa flavanols can lower
cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Published in the March edition of
the Journal of Nutrition, the researchers from the University of
Illinois, in conjunction with Mars Inc, compared groups eating sterol
and non-sterol fortified chocolate with only those eating sterol
chocolate registering significantly lower levels of cholesterol. In the
double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study, a group of 24-70
year-olds were fed Mars Inc sterol-imbued CocoaVia chocolate bars and,
as part of a balanced diet, it was found that total cholesterol was
lowered by two per cent and LDL cholesterol by 5.3 per cent. The
CocoaVia-consuming group also recorded reduced systolic blood pressure
levels of five per cent in the eight-week trial (four weeks on each
chocolate form).
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Source: Nutraingredients.com