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Women needed to eat chocolate for diabetes trial
29 April 2008 13:32:41
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) aim to determine whether compounds found in cocoa can prevent the increased risk of developing heart disease - a condition which may affect life insurance policies - that is associated with diabetes.
Some 150 post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes will eat a bar of special Belgian chocolate every day during the trial.
Compounds called flavonoids, which can provide protection from heart disease, are found in cocoa-rich foods.
The chocolate used in the trial has been carefully designed to minimise the destruction flavonoids, which usually occurs during the chocolate-making process.
Lead researcher for the study and professor of diet and health at UEA, Professor Aedin Cassidy, said: "Despite postmenopausal women being at a similar risk to men for developing cardiovascular disease, to date they are under-represented in clinical trials."
However Diabetes UK, which is sponsoring the research, has advised people against consuming large quantities of chocolate as it is very high in sugar and fat.
According to the organisation, older women with diabetes are five times more likely to develop heart disease than those without the condition.
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