US research suggests consuming chocolate in pregnancy reduces the risk of developing preeclampsia.
Researchers assessed the chocolate consumption of nearly 2300 pregnant women both by self-report and by measuring a biomarker of cocoa and chocolate consumption in the cord blood. Chocolate milk, hot chocolate, confectionary, biscuits, cake and ice cream were all included.
Women who consumed at least five servings of chocolate per week during the first trimester were found to be 20% less likely to develop preeclampsia than women consuming less than one serving a week. And the protective effect appeared even greater in the third trimester where the higher intake equated to a 40% reduced risk, according to the study published in Epidemiology (19:459-464).
[Study at: http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/
Researchers assessed the chocolate consumption of nearly 2300 pregnant women both by self-report and by measuring a biomarker of cocoa and chocolate consumption in the cord blood. Chocolate milk, hot chocolate, confectionary, biscuits, cake and ice cream were all included.
Women who consumed at least five servings of chocolate per week during the first trimester were found to be 20% less likely to develop preeclampsia than women consuming less than one serving a week. And the protective effect appeared even greater in the third trimester where the higher intake equated to a 40% reduced risk, according to the study published in Epidemiology (19:459-464).
[Study at: http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/
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