Thursday, August 30, 2012

Study: Chocolate May Lower Stroke Risk - WBAY

A new study shows lack of sleep could increase the risk of older breast cancer patients developing an aggressive form of the disease.

The study found post-menopausal breast cancer patients who slept for six hours or less at night were more likely to have a recurrence of tumors.

Experts aren't exactly sure how lack of sleep affects cancer, but they say it increases the risk of other health problems like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.


NEw research shows eating moderate amounts of chocolate may lower men's stroke risk.

Researchers followed the eating habits of more than 37,000 men in Sweden for about ten years.  

The men who ate the most chocolate -- about two ounces a week -- had a 17-percent lower risk of stroke than those who ate little or no chocolate.

Researchers pooled their data and found similar results for men and women in four previous studies.

The Swedish study didn't look at the type of chocolate eaten, but it noted that 90-percent of chocolate consumed in Sweden is milk chocolate.

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