Hershey’s Dark Chocolate
It turns out that dark chocolate — not white, or milk — lowers blood pressure, according to a report in The Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003. Because of the high amounts of antioxidants in dark chocolate, it has other health benefits as well, such as decreasing risk of heart disease if you eat around 100 grams a day.
Of course, that’s nearly a quarter of a pound of dark chocolate a day, Fernstrom warns, so do the math and see if it’s really good for your waistline.
It turns out that dark chocolate — not white, or milk — lowers blood pressure, according to a report in The Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003. Because of the high amounts of antioxidants in dark chocolate, it has other health benefits as well, such as decreasing risk of heart disease if you eat around 100 grams a day.
Of course, that’s nearly a quarter of a pound of dark chocolate a day, Fernstrom warns, so do the math and see if it’s really good for your waistline.
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