As if Saint Patrick's Day and the Beginning of Spring were not enough of a reason to celebrate, American's had one more excuse to rejoice this week; American Chocolate Week! This sweet soiree, which began on March 17 and will run through March 23, was the perfect time to give into a craving that some avoid most other times of the year.
Avoiding chocolate, however, may not be the best course of action for a healthy life. Such is the driving point of a new supplement study that would take cocoa flavanols and present them in pill form. Doctors believe that this supplement would help to improve patients' blood pressure, cholesterol, artery health and maybe even lessen their risk of cancer.
At this point, no sound data has been collected to support this new pill, but plenty is known about the health benefits of moderate dark chocolate ingestion. By eating no more than 7 oz of this decadent dessert, you will benefit in the follow ways:
1. Improved Heart Health
2. "Increased" Weight Loss
3. Reduced chances of Diabetes
4. Lessened Stress
5. Increased Sun Protection
6. Heightened Intelligence
Do you need any more reasons to unwrap a small sweet today?!
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