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Old April 29th, 2011, 04:40 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Billy[_4_]
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Default CHOCOLATE HEALTH TRIVIA!

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jodavid taganahan wrote:

Did you know that an ordinary milk chocolate bar has more protein than
a
banana. Eat chocolates to gain more protein and to live with healthy
body. Leonidas Assorted Chocolate comes in unique and cool packaging
is available at:
http://www.myexquisitefoods.com/category_s/88.html


More products available at:
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Ideally, this will be a low sugar, high percent chocolate (85%).

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030...healthy-chocol
ate

Antioxidants in Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with
milk -- is a potent antioxidant, report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's
National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and
colleagues. Their report appears in the Aug. 28 issue of Nature.
Antioxidants gobble up free radicals, destructive molecules that are
implicated in heart disease and other ailments.

"Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of
antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential
health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts of dark
chocolate."

Translation: Say "Dark, please," when ordering at the chocolate counter.
Don't even think of washing it down with milk. And if health is your
excuse for eating chocolate, remember the word "moderate" as you nibble.

What is it about dark chocolate? The answer is plant phenols -- cocoa
phenols, to be exact. These compounds are known to lower blood pressure.
Chocolates made in Europe are generally richer in cocoa phenols than
those made in the U.S. So if you're going to try this at home, remember:
Darker is better.
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- Billy

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