Our diet has a significant impact on our health and wellbeing, with certain foods known to increase or decrease our risk for various conditions.
READ MORE: Alzheimer's symptoms: Five lifestyle changes that can reverse the devastating effects of diseaseThese trials involved a total of 1,986 participants, divided into groups based on their cocoa consumption. Researchers have found that scoffing cocoa can slash cholesterol by 8.35 mg/dL and fasting blood sugar levels by 4.91 mg/dL, while also knocking down systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 2.52 mmHg and 1.58 mmHg respectively. They explained: "The consumption of cocoa showed protective effects on major cardiometabolic risk markers that have a clinical impact in terms of cardiovascular risk reduction.