A meta-analysis on Chocolate and Blood Pressure by Dr Karin Ried, Research Director at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine has been published in the Cochrane Review. The meta-analysis showed people consuming cocoa powder or dark chocolate could cut their blood pressure by 2 to 3mm of mercury (mm/Hg). The study has been featured in a number of news items, some listed below:

The Cochrane Library

Effect of cocoa on blood pressure

Science Daily

Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Compounds, May Reduce Blood Pressure

TIME Healthland

Sweet! A Little Chocolate a Day May Help Lower Blood Pressure

BBC News

Dark chocolate 'may lower blood pressure'

THE AUSTRALIAN

Chocolate a sweetheart deal

Herald Sun

Eating dark chocolate each day could keep high blood pressure at bay, researchers say

News Medical

Cocoa and blood pressure: an interview with Dr Karin Ried

The Atlantic

The Life and Work of a Chocolate Health Researcher