Chocolate Protects Against High Blood Pressure, Stroke

In other words, as I have always said, Chocolate is better for your health.

Willy Wonka may have been on the right track — chocolate may be a sweet way to control blood pressure and thus protect the heart, according to a report from German researchers.

But before you stock up on chocolate, consider this: the chocolate benefit was greatest among people who consumed about 7.5 grams of chocolate daily. That works out to about a quarter of an ounce, which is barely a nibble from a typical Hershey bar, which weighs in at 1.55 ounces.