A new study has found that eating dark chocolate could help lower the risk of a very common medical condition. Essential hypertension is defined as high blood pressure that is not caused by another medical condition. Although it has no symptoms, can be extremely damaging. Risk factors like poor diet, smoking, and obesity put someone at a far higher risk of essential hypertension. Researchers from hospitals in China however have found through a 2024 study, published in the Scientific Reports journal, that swapping out other sweet treats and snacks for dark chocolate is likely to help lower the …