Volunteers Wanted for Dark Chocolate Health Trial

As reported in NutraIngredients.com, you might be eligible to participate in this great study. Why so great? Because it is testing the benefits of CHOCOLATE! The stuff has already been found to be beneficial in other health areas, why not test heart health?

from July 23, 2009 NutraIngredients.com

A study with dark chocolate is recruiting 40 post-menopausal women with type-2 diabetes to test the heart health potential of a super-strength specially formulated chocolate.

The study, described as “pioneering”, is being run by the University of East Anglia and diabetes specialists at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and is exploring the potential of the chocolate’s flavonoid compounds to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Diabetes UK is funding the study, which is looking for new volunteers under the age of 76 and with type-2 diabetes. As part of the study, participants will be required to eat a small amount of chocolate everyday (two 13.5g pieces) for one year and have their risk of heart disease tested on five occasions to see whether changes occurs.

Potential volunteers may email FLAVO@uea.ac.uk