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Is chocolate really heart healthy?

That heart-shaped box of chocolate you got for Valentine's just might have some benefits for your real heart, a new study hints. 
A number of widely reported studies have found that chocolate lovers seem to have lower rates of certain heart risks, like high blood pressure.But those types of studies, known as observational studies, cannot prove cause-and-effect. People who indulge in chocolate may have other factors in their lives that explain the better heart health.

In contrast, the new study focused on clinical trials -- where researchers randomly assigned people to eat chocolate or not, then watched for changes in chocolate eaters' blood pressure, cholesterol and other heart risk factors.

The fact that there were some improvements suggests that chocolate may have some actual benefits, according to the researchers, led by Lee Hooper of Norwich Medical School in the UK.
But Hooper cautioned that the studies in the analysis were small and had their flaws.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/02/is-chocolate-really-heart-healthy/#ixzz1o32TU6tk
Sources:TZMPAKAAU and Fox news