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Chocolate 'cuts blood clot risk' An alternative to aspirin? A small amount of dark chocolate a day can thin the blood and cut the risk of clots in much the same way as taking aspirin, US researchers have said. Researchers carried out tests on 139 'chocoholics' who were disqualified from another study because they could not give up their habit. Previous research has suggested that chocolate is good for the heart. The study, by Johns Hopkins University, featured at an American Heart Association meeting in Chicago. Eating a little bit of chocolate or having a drink of hot cocoa as part of a regular diet is probably good for personal health Professor Diane Becker The Johns Hopkins team started out examining the effects of aspirin on platelets, the tiny solid particles in blood that clump together to form a clot. However, 139 people who signed up for the study were disqualified because they were unable to give up eating chocolate as required. Researchers have known for almost two decades that dark chocolate can lower blood pressure and has other beneficial effects on blood flow.

If I eat twice that amount of milk chocolate does it still work LOL Mary

Mary,I dont think solol If only:-)) I prefer Milk toolol

Mary :):) I was about to ask the same question lol I eat a couple of bars a night to lol Hi Roxanne & Gaynor :) Colin :):)

Awww - oh well!! I'll just have to eat the dark chocolate in addition to the milk LOL Mary ps Why isn't all my name showing?

Mary :):) LOL

Hi Colin:-))) Mary,Thats the spirit:-))lol

Have any of you tried those new flavoured Kit Kats. I tried the mint ones and it took me four bars before i decided i didnt like them lol Colin :):)

Oh,I love kit-kats, I havnt tried the flavoured ones,Im glad you did your research well,Colinlol:-))))

Roxanne :):) The white ones seem to be ok to but they are very rich, two of those I didnt want anymore either :) Colin :):)

Oh No!! Not white Chocolate, Yuck!!lol

I haven't tried those yet Colin - I'm into chocolate brazils big time at the mo!! LOL Mary

Oh,I love chocolate Brazils:-)) And Chocolate Ginger!lovely:-))

Mary :):) I love Chocolate Brazils, those ones you get in the purple coloured wrappers with the soft toffee :):) Roxanne :):) White chocolate buttons :) Buy those for the grandson of course but Grandads very helpful little one cannot eat all the packets can he :) Colin :):)

I am not a chocoholic, Im just one of the 139 people that couldnt give it up lol Colin :):)

Colin,Who are you trying to convince;-))) Have you heard of chocholics anonymouslol I can give you an Introduction if you wish lol:-))

Do they sell Chocolate there Roxanne lol

I cannot eat chocolate, lol, too much sugar for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

No,Colin:-)) You get a substitute called Carob, to wean you off the dreaded chocolatelol

Hi Roger :):) Sorry My poor mum used to love chocolate but has developed diabetes to so we buy some from the health food shop on occassions, Roxanne :):) Im afraid the nearest I get to Carob is cadburies :) Colin :):)