People could eat more cocoa-rich products such as dark
chocolate but not drink tea if they want to lower their blood pressure, German
researchers reported Monday. A team of researchers from the
University Hospital of Cologne analyzed data from (36)
studies that looked at the benefits of tea and cocoa. They found
eating foods (37) in cocoa resulted in lower blood pressure
levels. Their report (38) of exactly 10
studies on cocoa with a total of 173 (39) , a third of whom
had high blood pressure and were (40) for a two-week period,
and five tea studies with 343 people for a four-week period. The
fall in blood pressure (41) to cocoa could be expected to
reduce the risk of strokes and heart (42) by 10-20 percent,
the report said. The benefits are believed to come from certain
compounds, (43) Dr. Dirk Taubert, a leading author of the
report. While tea and cocoa are both rich in such compounds,
cocoa contains more of the type. This suggests that (44) .
Compared to cocoa compounds, tea compounds appear to be less
effective. However, the researchers cautioned that (45)
, it appears reasonable that cocoa products could be substituted for
other high calorie and high fat desserts. Drug treatment is the basis of
blood pressure control, Taubert said, (46) .
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while their findings should not be taken as a widespread rec......