Friday, September 26, 2008

Chocolate Heart Healing

Chocoholics rejoice! 

An Italian study shows that dark chocolate can significantly reduce the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease. The ideal amount is 6.7 grams per day (0.23 ounces). A typical Hershey chocolate bar weighs about 43 grams. That means eating one dark chocolate bar over the course of 6 1/2 days to get 6.7 grams per day.

Milk chocolate doesn't appear to offer the same benefits.


I wouldn't recommend Hershey's persay. My personal favorite source of chocolate would be the delicious scharffen berger (http://www.scharffenberger.com/) chocolate covered nibs. I highly recommend you try some!

TC

1 comment:

Unknown said...

dude...
OMG.. THOSE ARE AMAZIN!!
PRESCRIBE ME SOME DOCTOR! :D