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I am a chocolate lover and I keep turning to it for comfort. I try to convince myself that chocolate is a new “super-food” because I keep hearing that it's good for the heart. Can this be true? If so, how much and which chocolate is best?
As you will know, chocolate is made from cocoa beans, which naturally contain good amounts of the in your favourite bar of chocolate, and the second how much you need to eat to get any potential benefits.
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antioxidant super-nutrients known as flavonoids. Recent research carried out on flavonoid-rich chocolate and cocoa revealed them to have anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory effects, which in theory could help to lower the risk of heart disease.Flavonoids also seem to stimulate our bodies to make more nitric oxide, which helps to widen and relax blood vessels, and in turn may help to lower blood pressure. Not only this, but it is possible that flavonoids also help to stop bad cholesterol from oxidising, which in practice could make it less likely for arteries to fur up.In theory, then, eating flavonoid-rich chocolate could be good for you, although there are quite a few “buts”, the first of which involves how many flavonoids you actually get
Monday, November 10, 2008
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