Recent Chocolate Study

There was a recent article on Health MSN, 6/29/2006, that made this comment, ""Take two bites of chocolate, a sip of burgundy, a fillet of fish, and call me in the morning.' Wouldn't that be a great prescription?"

That may not be far off. Studies suggest that some of the food on your plates and the drinks in your glasses may not just be life-sustaining, but life preserving, too, loaded with real power to heal."

Regarding Dark Chocolate, a US study published in July in Hypertension said: Volunteers who ate just under 4 ounces of dark chocolate per day saw their high blood pressure drop by 10 points over two weeks, along with improved insulin sensitivity.

Dark Chocolate has flavonoids, a type of antioxidant. This is only applicable to DARK chocolate, not milk chocolate, with a high cacao content of over 60%. Mind you there is still the content of fat and calories, so watch your caloric intake when eating your 4 ounces of dark chocolate per day.

*Other healthful foods or what are being referred to as "nutraceuticals" in the above article---
Red wine: with flavonoids and most importantly reservatrol and tannins
Curry: curcumin (tumeric)
Cranberry juice
Green Tea:key antioxidant-epigallocatechin gallate
Garlic
Fish: Omega 3's-good quality

Enjoy good quality, very dark chocolate along with other healthful foods in your diet and enjoy.

To good eating,
Donna