Dark chocolate can actually be good for you!Don’t you just love dark chocolate! It gives us that blissful feeling we can’t get anywhere else! There are few foods that we feel as passionate about -- a passion that goes beyond a love for the "sweetness" of most candies or desserts. What if you found out that it can actually be good for you? That it’s not only rich in flavor but scientific studies have shown that chocolate is full of health benefits? It is one of the most powerful antioxidants rich foods on the planet and it may just be your key to optimal health.
"Numbers also count when it comes to dessert", Dr. Oz says, "when you need a sweet treat, reach for a little bit of chocolate—and a brownie doesn't count! Don't go for the milk chocolate either", Dr. Oz says. "You need dark chocolate with 70 percent or more pure cocoa to reap the benefits of flavonoids". "Flavonoids are these really powerful, vitamin-like substances that when you eat them, guess what they do? They dilate the arteries of the body," Dr. Oz says. "We actually have data they may be beneficial to the heart. So a little bit of dark chocolate is a wonderful healthy dessert."
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