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Flavonoid rich chocolate helps reduce ME symptoms
Published December 30th, 2006
Eating small amounts of dark chocolate every day can help combat ME.
The specially-formulated chocolate helps reduce the symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a study by researchers at England’s Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust found.
People who took part in the study reported feeling significantly less fatigue after eating 1.5oz (45g) of the chocolate every day for eight weeks.
They also reported feeling more fatigue when they stopped eating the chocolate and were receiving a placebo instead, researchers said.
Symptoms of ME, which is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), include exhaustion, general pain and mental fogginess.
Professor Steve Atkin, who conducted the study, said: “No one has examined the effects of chocolate on CFS before and so this is a very exciting and interesting result for us.
The formulated chocolate contained 85% cocoa solids and was rich in polyphenol flavonoids, which have been reported to reduce the risk of death from coronary heart disease, cancer and strokes.
There is currently no cure for ME and treatment concentrates mainly on managing symptoms, such as headaches, sore throats, sleep disorder and abnormal temperatures.
