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양질의 코코아를 먹은 사람은 그렇지 않은 즉 안먹은 사람보다 질병으로 죽을 확율이 반으로

줄어들었다는 연구 결과가 나왔다. 종전의 코코아가 혈압에 관한 주장은 잘못된 것이란 견해다

코코아에는채소 녹차 적포도주에 들어있는 성분이 포함되어세포를 활성화 시키는 작용까지

한다는 군요. 그러나 이 조사가 대중성을 띄게하기 위해선 더 많은 사람들로부터 각종의 연구가

있었으면 좋겠다고하네요. 더욱 이번 조사는 65세 이상을 대상으로했기에 전체적이기엔 더 다양한

접근이 바람직하다는군요. 자 어쨌거나 초코렛 하나 들고 녹차 한컵으로 질병을 몰아내 보자구요.

맛도 멋지고 더욱 초코렛의 진한 향은 섹스까지 불러들이는 최음제라잖아요

Cocoa consumers have lower risk of disease in study

Tue Feb 28, 10:02 AM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Men who consumed the most cocoa had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from disease

compared to those who did not eat cocoa, Dutch researchers said on Monday.

Cocoa is known to lower blood pressure, though previous studies have disagreed about whether it staves off

heart disease over the long-term particularly since it is contained in foods high in fat, sugar and calories.

The new study in Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that it was not lower blood pressure that corresponded

to the finding of a lower overall risk of death -- although the biggest cocoa consumers did have lower blood pressure

and fewer cases of fatal heart disease than non-cocoa eaters.

Instead, the report credited antioxidants and flavanols found in cocoa with boosting the functioning of cells that line

blood vessels and for lessening the risks from cholesterol and other chemicals that can cause heart attacks, cancer

and lung diseases. Flavanols are a class of healthy flavonoids that are found in many vegetables, green tea and red wine.

The 15-year study of 470 elderly men aged 65 to 84 in Zutphen, the Netherlands, found one-third did not eat any cocoa,

while the median intake was 4.2 grams per day among the third who consumed the most cocoa. From 1985 to 2000, 314 of

the men died, and the biggest cocoa eaters were at half the risk of dying compared to men who did not eat it.

The report's author, Brian Buijsse of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven, said drawing

conclusions for the broader population would require more study of cocoa's impact on health.

"Before we can say cocoa can save your life, a larger study would need to be done," agreed Dr. Nieca Goldberg,

a cardiologists at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York who did not participate in the research. "This study is not generalizable

to the public because it was done in men over the age of 65 years."