Be Careful With Milk Chocolate Or White Chocolate.
The more sugar in chocolate, the lighter it is, and the higher the amount. A cup of milk chocolate chips has over 86g of sugar. White chocolate contains 100g. Open Heart found that excess sugar is more harmful than excessive salt for hypertension.
There is some good news. Researchers at Harvard concluded that dark chocolate might lower blood pressure in a 2018 study. Dark chocolate contains 50% to 70% cocoa and natural flavonoids, dilating blood vessels. Dark chocolate contains 50 mg of flavonoids, while milk chocolate only 16 mg.
