| There are now even more reasons for
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| | University in West Virginia did a study
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| chocolate lovers to rejoice! As more
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| | that shows that milk chocolate seems to
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| amazing research news comes in about
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| | boost brainpower. The groups in the test
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| chocolate, the substance is moving from a
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| | consumed, on different occasions, milk
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| bad-for-you candy to an important health
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| | chocolate, dark chocolate, carob and
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| food. Those of us who had always
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| | nothing. Then they were tested for
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| continued to indulge in occasional
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| | cognitive performance including memory,
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| chocolate treats can stop feeling guilty
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| | attention span, reaction time, and
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| and now easily justify our cravings.You
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| | problem solving.According to Dr. Bryan
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| may have already heard that chocolate
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| | Raudenbush, "Composite scores for verbal
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| contains beneficial flavonoids and
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| | and visual memory were significantly
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| antioxidents. Flavonoids are
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| | higher for milk chocolate than the other
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| naturally-occurring compounds found in
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| | conditions." The study also found that
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| plant foods that are full of recognized
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| | consumption of milk and dark chocolate
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| health benefits. There are more than
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| | was associated with improved impulse
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| 4,000 flavonoid compounds, which are a
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| | control and reaction time. It seems that
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| subgroup of a large class called
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| | by consuming chocolate you get
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| polyphenols. Phenols are believed to help
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| | stimulating effects from substances found
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| reduce the risk of heart disease by
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| | in chocolate, such as theobromine and
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| helping prevent atherosclerosis. The
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| | phenylethylamine, which then lead to
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| flavanols in chocolate appear to help the
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| | increased mental performance.Chocolate
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| body use nitric oxide, which is crucial
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| | really does make you feel good, too. It
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| for healthy blood flow and blood
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| | is known to stimulate the secretion of
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| pressure, which means that chocolate
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| | endorphins, producing a pleasurable
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| might help reduce hypertension as
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| | sensation similar to the "runner's high"
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| well.Red wine is know for its high phenol
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| | a jogger feels after running several
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| content, but an average bar of dark
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| | miles. Chocolate also contains a
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| chocolate contains more phenols than 8
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| | neurotransmitter, serotonin that acts as
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| ounces of red wine. Scientists at Cornell
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| | an anti-depressant. Studies in England
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| University and Seoul National University
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| | show that even the aroma of chocolate
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| examined the cancer-fighting antioxidant
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| | gives a bout of euphoria and will help
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| content of hot cocoa, red wine, and tea,
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| | lift the spirits.And now people are
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| and found that cocoa had nearly double
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| | looking at chocolate for skin care.
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| the antioxidants of red wine and four to
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| | According to Marlies Spinale, director of
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| five times more than tea.Holland's
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| | Tru Spa, "Like many other antioxidants,
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| National Institute of Public Health and
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| | cocoa polyphenols are thought to offer
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| Environment found that dark chocolate
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| | the skin protection from free-radical
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| contains 53.5 mg of catechins per 100
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| | damage caused by sun, pollution, stress,
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| grams. (Catechins are the powerful
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| | alcohol consumption and other factors. I
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| antioxidants that fight against cancer
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| | believe that we will hear more about the
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| and help prevent heart disease). By
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| | benefits of chocolate in skin care."Some
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| contrast, a cup of black tea contains
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| | people have been avoiding chocolate
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| only about 14 mg of catechins and green
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| | because one of the main ingredients of
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| tea has about 30 mg of catechins.A study
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| | chocolate is cocoa butter. It was thought
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| at University of California Davis found
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| | that it was an unhealthy fat, but
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| that participants who ate chocolate
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| | actually cocoa butter is not unhealthy.
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| showed a reduction in platelet activity.
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| | It is made up of the beneficial fatty
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| This means that chocolate has an
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| | acids-- oleic acid (a heart-healthy
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| anti-clotting, blood-thinning effect that
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| | monounsaturated fat also found in olive
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| can be compared to aspirin.A Harvard
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| | oil), stearic and palmitic acids. Stearic
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| University study of 8,000, with an
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| | and palmitic acids are healthy forms of
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| average age of 65, revealed that those
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| | saturated fat. Plus chocolate contains
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| who consumed chocolate lived almost a
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| | vitamins A, B1, C, D, and E, as well as
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| year longer than those who did not. Those
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| | potassium, sodium, and iron.So go ahead
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| who ate one to three candy bars per month
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| | and indulge in a little chocolate, in
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| had a 36 percent lower risk of death
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| | moderation of course. I would recommend
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| (compared to the people who ate no
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| | that you try to find organic chocolate,
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| candy), while those who ate three or more
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| | and stick with darker chocolate because
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| candy bars per week had a 16 percent
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| | it has more chocolate flavonoids and less
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| lower risk.A study of older men in The
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| | sugar. (Sugar weakens the immune system;
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| Netherlands, known for its chocolate,
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| | so don't consume sugar if you are ill.)
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| showed that those who ate the most
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| | And a little bit of milk chocolate is
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| chocolate, an equivalent of one-third of
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| | alright when you need an occasional milk
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| a chocolate bar every day, had lower
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| | chocolate brainpower boost, such as
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| blood pressure and a 50 percent lower
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| | before a test. All you students take
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| risk of death. The researchers also noted
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| | note!Chocolate as a health food-- can
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| the men eating the most cocoa products
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| | life get any better?By Dianne Ronnow,
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| were not heavier or bigger eaters than
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| | 2006 Mohave Publishing.If you need a
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| the men who ate less cocoa.And it's not
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