Chocolate holds benefits

 
BY MELISSA HEALY | Published: September 4, 2012   

— Ladies, don't bogart that chocolate! Pass it on to the men.

A new study finds that compared with men who reported eating little-to-no chocolate on a regular basis, those who had the highest weekly consumption of chocolate — about 63 grams per week, or just a little more than 2 ounces — reduced their likelihood of suffering a stroke by 17 percent.

photo - A tray of chocolate candies stands ready for a candy-making class at the Oklahoma County OSU Extension Center.
FILE PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN <strong>JIM BECKEL</strong>
A tray of chocolate candies stands ready for a candy-making class at the Oklahoma County OSU Extension Center. FILE PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN JIM BECKEL

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The latest findings, published in the journal Neurology, are drawn from a population of 37,103 Swedish men, whose age ranged from 45 to 79 at the start of an average follow-up period of about 10...
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