Chocoholics are less likely to have heart disease than those without a sweet tooth, a US study has found.
People who ate chocolate more than five times a week were 57 per cent less likely to have coronary heart disease than those who never ate it, according to the study of almost 5000 Americans.
This was after taking into account other factors such as overall energy and fruit and vegetable intake, and family history of heart disease.
People who ate chocolate less frequently, between one and four times each week, were 26 per cent less likely to have heart disease.
"Even smaller amounts of chocolate...
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