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Dark chocolate reduces risk of pancreatic cancer

A new study in the US has found that foods like dark chocolate, which are high in magnesium, can dramatically reduce the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

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If you were thinking about giving up chocolate as your New Year resolution, you might want to rethink.

A new study in the US has found that foods like dark chocolate, which are high in magnesium, can dramatically reduce the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US. 74 percent of patients die within the first year of diagnosis.

Now, researchers at Indiana University have discovered that 100-milligrams of magnesium a day decreases the risk of Pancreatic cancer by 24 percent.

They have also confirmed that factors such as age, gender or body mass index don’t change how the magnesium in the body affects cancer.