The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 30th, 2004
Sweet surprise: Chocolate good for the blood
Associated Press
Monday, August 30, 2004
Munich, Germany -- There's more good news for chocolate lovers.
Scientists have found that eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours.
The study, involving 17 healthy young volunteers who agreed to eat a bar of dark chocolate and then get an ultrasound, found that eating dark chocolate seemed to make the blood vessels more flexible, which helps prevent the hardening of the arteries that leads to heart attacks.
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