Article: Chocolate Is Good For You!
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Chocolate Is Good For You!
Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for you. Under certain circumstances.
Katherine Tallmadge, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, says, in the February 9, 2005, WASHINGTON POST, that ?cacao, or cocoa beans, contain ?flavanols,? naturally occurring plant compounds also found in tea, red wine, and apples. Their properties have been studied as heart disease inhibitors.?
Carl L. Keen, chair of the department of nutrition at University of California, Davis, states in the same article that ?the flavanols in cocoa help maintain a healthy vascular system. They reduce blood clotting -- an aspirin like effect -- reduce oxidative damage and improve blood flow.?
Unfortunately the flavanols in chocolate are bitter and are mo...
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