Go ahead, indulge yourself a little. Medical science has just cooked up two sweet reasons to eat chocolate--as long as it's dark chocolate. Two small studies published last week suggest that dark chocolate may offer such benefits as lower blood pressure and higher levels of disease-and age-defying chemicals called antioxidants. As if you needed an excuse.
Researchers have long known that cocoa beans contain a class of chemicals called flavonoids, which are also found in fruits, vegetables, tea and red wine. Previous studies suggest that flavonoids raise levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) and act as potent antioxidants, protecting cells...
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