Eating Three Bars of Dark Chocolate a Month Cuts the Risk of Heart Failure by 13%

For all those chocoholics who have been wondering if there is any truth to what the naysayers have to say, it turns out that chocolate can benefit your health more than it can harm it. Eating up to three bars of dark chocolate a month can lower the risk of heart failure, claims a recent comprehensive study. However, indulging in such treats on a daily basis may increase the risk of heart failure by 17%, according to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the U.S. They also found that people who ate up to three bars a month had a 13% lower risk of heart failure compared to those who ate none.