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Chocolate and Health -Chocolate is also great for getting your Magnesium. A diet high in this mineral protects against symptoms of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, joint problems and pre-menstrual tension. Chocolate has important nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, and vitamins A, B1, C, D, and E. Coca butter, the natural fat in chocolate, contains fat that doesn't raise your bad cholesterol and a fat like that found in olive oil which may raise your good cholesterol level. A one-and-a-half ounce serving of milk chocolate contains about 400 milligrams of antioxidants, the same as a glass of red wine. Chocolate acts similarly to aspirin in promoting healthy blood flow and reducing the risk of stroke and heart attacks. The flavanols in chocolate have been found to relax vascular tissue and blood vessel walls also aiding in general cardiovascular health. Please read further articles... |
Chocolate Linked to Lower Blood Pressure | Chocolate Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease | Eat Chocolate Be Happy | Milk Chocolate Good for You Too?
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to Lower Blood Pressure By CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Mon Feb 27, 4:44 PM ET CHICAGO - Leave it to the Dutch to help demonstrate the health benefits of chocolate. A study of older men in The Netherlands, known for its luscious chocolate, indicated those who ate the equivalent of one-third of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of death. ADVERTISEMENT The researchers say, however, it's too early to conclude it was chocolate that led to better health. The men who ate more cocoa products could have shared other qualities that made them healthier. Experts also point out that eating too much chocolate can make you fat a risk for both heart disease and high blood pressure. read more.... |
Chocolate Hearts - research indicates
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Milk Chocolate - A Brain Booster? Hey, I'll look for any excuse to eat the stuff, and it's been long known that dark chocolate has tons of health benefits. Now they are saying that adding milk chocolate to your diet will boost your brain power! How convenient is that?! Now we have even more excuses to enjoy our addiction! "Chocolate contains many substances that act as stimulants, such as theobromine, phenethylamine, and caffeine," Dr Bryan Raudenbush from Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia said. "These substances by themselves have previously been found to increase alertness and attention and what we have found is that by consuming chocolate you can get the stimulating effects, which then lead to increased mental performance," he said. The scientists took several lucky participants and each of them ate either milk or dark chocolate, carob, or nothing (the control subject, poor bloke!) They then put them on a computer to test memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem solving. "Composite scores for verbal and visual memory were significantly higher for milk chocolate than the other conditions," Dr Raudenbush said. Well, there you go! An excuse to eat the stuff! |
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