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Chocolate Is Good For You!
Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for you. Under certain circumstances.
Katherine Tallmadge, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, says, in the February 9, 2005, WASHINGTON POST, that “cacao, or cocoa beans, contain ‘flavanols,’ naturally occurring plant compounds also found in tea, red wine, and apples. Their properties have been studied as heart disease inhibitors.”
Carl L. Keen, chair of the department of nutrition at University of California, Davis, states in the same article that “the flavanols in cocoa help maintain a healthy vascular system. They reduce blood clotting — an aspirin like effect — reduce oxidative damage and improve blood flow.”
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How Cocoa Beans Are Processed
How much do you love a cup of hot chocolate in the morning? Maybe you’re a lover of chocolate bars and chips? If so, you might as well know how those sweet pleasures of life came to be. Chocolates come from cocoa beans. But to make them rich and tasty, not just any other cocoa beans are used. Only especially handpicked, top quality beans can create chocolates and chocolate drinks that can delight your meticulous taste buds.
Cocoa beans come from trees called cacao trees. These trees are mostly grown in tropical countries where the warm weather contributes greatly to the high quality production of these fruits. Once the beans are ready for harvest, the long and complex process of turning the beans into fine chocolate takes place.
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Healthy Chocolate – 4 Telltale Signs
You’ve probably heard that chocolate can be good for you, and it’s true. Scientifically speaking, studies have shown that chocolate can reduce blood pressure, help to keep your arteries in shape, give your energy a mild boost, trigger pleasure-inducing endorphins, and may even help to burn fat. The bad new is, not all types of the treat deliver these benefits.
How do you tell? Look for these four signs that a bar of chocolate contains healthful ingredients:
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