In Brief:
Good news for women who love chocolate: Reporting in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania compared the effects of eating chocolate on heart health among more than 1,200 older women. This group had a lower rate of ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and also fewer atherosclerotic plaques -- fatty blockages that reduce blood flow.. There are several types of chocolate on the consumer market; one of the most popular forms in the U.S. is milk chocolate, which contains high amounts of fat. For example, a recent study from Sweden suggested that eating chocolate reduced the risk of heart failure in women..
