Chocolate Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women

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Retrieved from J Am Coll Cardiol, 2011; 58:1828-1829, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.07.023
© 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Chocolate Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women
Susanna C. Larsson, PhD*, Jarmo Virtamo, MD and Alicja Wolk, DMSc

* Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, Stockholm SE-17177, Sweden (Email: susanna.larsson@ki.se).

To the Editor:

Ample evidence indicates that chocolate may have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system. Chocolate consumption has been shown to reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in short-term randomized feeding trials (1), and has been demonstrated to improve endothelial and platelet function and to ameliorate insulin resistance (2). Moreover, flavonoids in chocolate possess strong antioxidant activity and can suppress oxidation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (3).

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[yewberry]

Ample evidence indicates that chocolate may have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system.

If they told me it caused strokes, I'd probably still eat it.

Brina

[CinnamonBrooms]

If they told me it caused strokes, I'd probably still eat it.

Brina

Yeah that

[Shawnee]

If they told me it caused strokes, I'd probably still eat it.

Brina

I second that notion.

[victoreia]

Chocolate Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women
Susanna C. Larsson, PhD*, Jarmo Virtamo, MD and Alicja Wolk, DMSc

See, all those years I kept saying chocolate was good for me! I love it when I'm right!

[sarahdavid]

Deleted for Spam!

Tana - TC-Staff
(and better nobody dares to post a spam recipe involving chocolate, I feel sick enough already.)

[Owl]

Deleted for Spam!

Tana - TC-Staff
(and better nobody dares to post a spam recipe involving chocolate, I feel sick enough already.)

Chocolate and SPAM Spaghetti

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 ounces HERSHEY'S® dark chocolate, melted
2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S® baking cocoa
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 (48-ounce) jar PREGO® classic spaghetti sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (12-ounce) can SPAM® With Bacon
1 can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained and if desired
1 box fresh strawberries, if desired

Directions

In food processor, combine flour, eggs, chocolate, cocoa and powdered sugar; process until mixture forms a ball.
On lightly floured surface, knead dough 10 minutes or until smooth. With rolling pin or pasta machine, roll dough into 1-millimeter thickness. With spaghetti cutter, cut dough into thin strands.
Bring large pot of water to a boil. In saucepan, heat spaghetti sauce. In separate pan, heat oil.
Add chocolate spaghetti to boiling water; cook 20 minutes. Drain.
Meanwhile, roll SPAM® With Bacon into 1-inch balls; fry in hot oil. Place SPAM® balls in warm spaghetti sauce. Pour sauce over chocolate spaghetti. Garnish with oranges and strawberries

[victoreia]

Chocolate and SPAM Spaghetti

....And somebody had to pick up the gauntlet.

[Melamphoros]

Chocolate and SPAM Spaghetti

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 ounces HERSHEY'S® dark chocolate, melted
2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S® baking cocoa
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 (48-ounce) jar PREGO® classic spaghetti sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (12-ounce) can SPAM® With Bacon
1 can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained and if desired
1 box fresh strawberries, if desired

Directions

In food processor, combine flour, eggs, chocolate, cocoa and powdered sugar; process until mixture forms a ball.
On lightly floured surface, knead dough 10 minutes or until smooth. With rolling pin or pasta machine, roll dough into 1-millimeter thickness. With spaghetti cutter, cut dough into thin strands.
Bring large pot of water to a boil. In saucepan, heat spaghetti sauce. In separate pan, heat oil.
Add chocolate spaghetti to boiling water; cook 20 minutes. Drain.
Meanwhile, roll SPAM® With Bacon into 1-inch balls; fry in hot oil. Place SPAM® balls in warm spaghetti sauce. Pour sauce over chocolate spaghetti. Garnish with oranges and strawberries

You do realize that I already posted this exact same recipe last year, right?

[Marilyn/Absentminded]

You do realize that I already posted this exact same recipe last year, right?

Given the effort we put into forgetting these (when we make the error of reading them to begin with) are you surprised when we have duplicates? Especially that far apart - the memory had time to die and the ghost to dissipate.

Absent