Refuting chocolate and beef's bad reputation.

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Don't be timid this Valentine's Day as you open a box of chocolate treats, and don't be afraid to indulge if your date treats you to a prime-rib dinner. Researchers at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas say that eating chocolate and prime rib in moderation to celebrate Valentine's Day is nothing to get choked up about.

"A treat with chocolate can fit into a cholesterol-lowering diet," indicates Margo Denke, associate professor of internal medicine and senior investigator in the Center for Human Nutrition. "Beef has also been given a bad name. You can eat lean beef, but you have to be reminded...