Chocolate Proven To Be "Medicinal" Latest Study Backs It Up

"Based on the research and information I have on May 06 the following makes sense to me," Harlan Jacobsen Copyright © 2006

The most recent study on chocolate (define), funded in part by Mars, compared the death certificates of 1,250 Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands just off Panama's coast.

The Panama Kunas that moved to Panama no longer consumed cocoa regularly, while the San Blas Kunas still on the islands drank four to five cups of cocoa water per day.

The study revealed that the San Blas Kunas, who drank the cocoa water, had a 1,280 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than the Panama Kunas, and a 630 percent lower risk of death from cancer.

This timely backs up the 15 year Dutch study of 450 men age 65 plus, completed recently that also had a dramatic drop in deaths, not only from heart disease, but a dramatic 50% drop in deaths for all reasons for those partaking of a quantity (four grams) of cocoa daily.

The Aztecs, of Mexico for hundreds of years considered this chocolati, a food of the gods, and was reserved only for royalty and the elite. Their "chocolati" as it was called was prepared as a hot, frothy beverage, flavored in addition with chili peppers (capsican) and other spices.

Aztec leader Montezuma introduced Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez to the revered beverage,

The modern study observation is that the cocoa consumption had a significant affect on blood flow.

These observed changes in blood flow in response to cocoa consumption are believed to be partly due to changes in the availability of nitric oxide (NO), a signaling molecule known for its ability to control the flow of blood through the arteries and arterioles. The epidemiological and clinical data together suggest that the flavanols present in cocoa may have important vascular benefits.

Dark chocolate is the highest flavonal... content, usually 3 times that of milk chocolate. that is why you seriously need to have the grocer (if he does not have it ) get it in stock, Hersheys dutch dark chocolate cocoa for max benefit Tell him there are many recent studies verifying dark chocolate as far more beneficial and it should sell well with all the publicity..

Remember, the Kunas are drinking cocoa water combo made with unprocessed cocoa. The more processing the less flavonal. The Aztecs were apparently adding in some capsican type peppers etc and making a hot drink hotter. Capsican itself has great medicinal value and I have two books on the subject. I would like to test capiscan affect on my diabetes but have had my guinea pig body tied up in testing other things.

Here is a direct quote about diabetes and chocolate from one of the articles on studies of chocolate.

Researchers at the University Hospital in Zurich and Harvard Medical School also reported at the conference that similar increases in blood flow can be achieved among people with diabetes. This suggests that cocoa flavanols could aid in treatment of serious vascular complications associated with long-term diabetes.

So now it is not just me saying this is great news for diabetics who up til now have been hearing little in the way of help directly affecting the 80% expected mortality rate from cardio vascular and strokes for those with diabetes. Also great news is that it is also affective in reducing cancer risks very significantly.

Mars is out with some new candy bars that will be promoted as "healthy" chocolate. Mars having developed a way to process chocolate without the usual loss of flavonals. Hershey is reported to be taking similar steps to cash in on this 15 years of research.

Look for others to jump on the promote chocolate as a health food band wagon, and you can bet they will still contain sugar or HFC (high fructose corn syrup) to pacify consumers sweet tooth cravings.

See our article on making your own medicinal chocolate pudding...... labeling it medicinal so you can enjoy it and wont have to feel guilty eating it...go here

See Also:  "Another Chocolate Study Confirms"  go here

Related article on other sources of beneficial Nitric Oxide, go here

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