Chocolate May Protect The Brain From Stroke

Eating chocolate may reduce the long term risk of stroke, research has shown. Dark chocolate has previously been associated with heart health benefits, but this time it's the milk variety.

The difference was small, but significant. Study participants who ate the most chocolate, equivalent to about one third of a cup of chocolate chips, reduced their stroke risk by 17 per cent. A total of 37,103 Swedish men aged 49 to 75 took part in the study. The difference was small, but significant. Study participants who ate the most chocolate reduced their stroke risk by 17%.