Chocolate and Pre-eclampsia???

Yesterday I read an article which reviewed a small study done at Yale University.
It found a correlation between pregnant women who ate chocolate and pre-eclampsia. In the article it seemed that this was a newly published study when in fact the results of this study were published two years ago.

I then searched for the original study and the professional comments on the results.

What I found should be of interest.

Basically in a nutshell, further studies need to take place to confirm that chocolate consumption may help reduce the risk of pregnant women developing pre-eclampsia.

It is always risky to take announcements of this kind and "run with them" without investigating the original research and the quality of that research.  One would also want to review the professional comments about  research of this kind.

So... if I were pregnant I would not be running out to consume more chocolate...I would discuss anything that I read like this with my doctor and get a professional opinion.

Although it may be true that chocolate consumption might in fact have some of the protecting qualities, I am sure more will be revealed about this in future research.

 In conclusion what I have learned is to beware of  statements like this and reviews of scientific research by "freelance" writers who are not necessarily equipped to review such material.