Furthermore, the antioxidants in Chocolate gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are implicated in heart disease and other ailments, says Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome.
Italy's national Institite for food also found that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark chocolate."
Translation: Say "Dark, please," when ordering at the chocolate counter. Don't even think of washing it down with milk. And if health is your excuse for eating chocolate, remember the word "moderate" as you nibble (2003).
To read more about the benefits of dark chocolate click on the article link below: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate.
by Shiketa Morgan
Natural Living 101
naturalliving101@aol.com
Source: DeNoon, Daniel. (2003). Dark Chocolate is Healthy Chocolate. http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate?page=2
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