7 months ago 28th Apr 13:16
Despite postmenopausal women having a similar risk to men for developing heart disease currently they are under-represented in clinical trials.
The planned trial will hopefully show that adding flavonoids to their diets will provide additional protection from heart disease and give women the opportunity to take more control over reducing their risk of heart disease in the future.
The researchers aim to recruit 150 women under the age of 70 with type 2 diabetes who have not had a period for at least a year, and who have been taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs for at least 12 months.
The director of research at the charity Diabetes UK, told the BBC: "We certainly don't advise people to start eating a lot of chocolate as it is very high in sugar and fat.
"We would always recommend that people with diabetes eat a diet low in fat, salt and sugar with plenty of fruit and vegetables."
"However, there are compounds found in chocolate, called flavonoids, that are thought to provide some protection from heart disease.
"A successful outcome of this research would hopefully mean being able to offer people at high risk better protection over and above that provided by conventional drugs."
The trial will be co-ordinated by Andrea Brown contactable through FLAVO@uea.ac.uk.
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