GOOD NEWS FOR CHOCOLATE-LOVERS.

PositionHealth - Brief Article

Here's news every chocolate-lover longs to hear: Chocolate may actually be good for you--especially dark varieties. Dutch researchers indicate that dark chocolate contains four times the amount of catechin antioxidants than black tea, which is suspected of having a protective effect against heart disease and possibly cancer due to its antioxidant properties.

The researchers analyzed the amount of catechins in chocolate and tea and found that dark chocolate contained the most. Milk chocolate had just a bit more than black tea. They also analyzed the food intake of more than 6,200 women and men to determine the...

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