Health Tip: Eat Dark Chocolate

Posted by Jerry Lopper Jan 18, 2007

Eating sweets can be good for you. This isn't new news, but it is definitely good news and merits reiterating. A Harvard study of ten years ago found in a study of over 7800 men that those who ate candy (chocolate or sweets) lived almost a year longer than those who abstained.

Researchers suspect this results from the beneficial effects of powerful antioxidants in dark chocolate. Other studies indicate that 1 and 1/2 ounces of dark chocolate improves blood flow and arterial elasticity.

Moderation is important though. The best results in Harvard's longevity study came from those who ate candy one to three times a month.

Source: AARP The Magazine, January&February 2007 and Scienceagogo.com, December, 1998